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Category: Security | Vulnerability Scans and Assessment

Comprehensive vulnerability scans and security assessments to identify and mitigate risks, protecting your network and systems from potential threats

How to Scan Your Code by Integrating SonarCloud into Your GitHub Repository

Posted on 23/05/202318/04/2024 Temitope Odemo By Temitope Odemo No Comments on How to Scan Your Code by Integrating SonarCloud into Your GitHub Repository
How to Scan Your Code by Integrating SonarCloud into Your GitHub Repository

SonarCloud is a static code analysis tool you can use to discover code smells, bugs and security vulnerabilities within your code. GitHub can be used as your code repository and where you can commit new code changes. Please see How to Deploy Code from GitHub to Azure App Service from the Command-line, and How to…

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Security | Vulnerability Scans and Assessment

Setup VirtualHost with SSL on WAMP Server

Posted on 09/05/202327/11/2024 IT Expert By IT Expert 2 Comments on Setup VirtualHost with SSL on WAMP Server
Setup VirtualHost with SSL on WAMP Server

In this article, you will learn how to setup VirtualHost with SSL on WAMP Server for your application. Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) is a security protocol that creates an encrypted link between a web server and a web browser. Literally speaking, an SSL Certificate is an X.509 certificate. The X.509 is the standard that defines…

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Linux, Security | Vulnerability Scans and Assessment, Windows

Windows Defender detects Endpoint Security HipHandlers.dll

Posted on 07/05/202331/07/2024 IT Expert By IT Expert No Comments on Windows Defender detects Endpoint Security HipHandlers.dll
Windows Defender detects Endpoint Security HipHandlers.dll

A brief history of Trellix will be vital before proceeding. McAfee Enterprise and FireEye merged as a new company under the name Trellix. Sometime in June 2021, FireEye sold its name and products business to Symphony Technology Group (STG). STG combined FireEye with its acquisition of McAfee’s enterprise business to launch Trellix, an extended detection and…

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Security | Vulnerability Scans and Assessment, Windows

Configure Windows LAPS Management with Microsoft Intune

Posted on 29/04/202324/02/2025 Imoh Etuk By Imoh Etuk No Comments on Configure Windows LAPS Management with Microsoft Intune
Configure Windows LAPS Management with Microsoft Intune

In this post, I will show you how to Configure Windows LAPS Management with Microsoft Intune. Windows LAPS management with Intune is simple and straightforward. You can also modify Windows 11 Taskbar via Intune and GPO. There are a lot you can do with Intune such as managing Windows Defender Antivirus Through Microsoft Endpoint Manager…

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AWS/Azure/OpenShift, Security | Vulnerability Scans and Assessment, Windows

How to scan WordPress Websites With WPScan For Security Vulnerabilities

Posted on 31/03/202328/08/2024 Temitope Odemo By Temitope Odemo No Comments on How to scan WordPress Websites With WPScan For Security Vulnerabilities
How to scan WordPress Websites With WPScan For Security Vulnerabilities

WordPress is a free Content Management System that you can easily use to quickly develop world-class websites. Over 60% of websites online were built with WordPress. In this article, you will learn how to scan WordPress Websites With WPScan For Security Vulnerabilities. Please see these interesting guides: WordPress site on Azure: How to create a…

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Security | Vulnerability Scans and Assessment

Disable Data Execution Prevention and determine that hardware DEP is available and configured

Posted on 27/01/202316/03/2023 Matthew By Matthew No Comments on Disable Data Execution Prevention and determine that hardware DEP is available and configured
Disable Data Execution Prevention and determine that hardware DEP is available and configured

Data Execution Prevention (DEP) is a security feature that helps protect a PC from certain types of security risks such as buffer overflow attacks and memory-based attacks. By exploiting a weakness in a program or system, these hacks may let malicious code execute on a computer. DEP works by designating some sections of memory as…

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Security | Vulnerability Scans and Assessment, Windows

Enable BitLocker AES-XTX 256 Encryption

Posted on 20/01/202307/05/2024 Matthew By Matthew No Comments on Enable BitLocker AES-XTX 256 Encryption
Enable BitLocker AES-XTX 256 Encryption

BitLocker is a full disk encryption feature included with Windows Vista and later versions of the Windows operating system. It uses AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) encryption with a key length of 128-bits or 256-bits to encrypt the entire drive. BitLocker AES-XTX 256 encryption is used to secure data stored on a computer’s hard drive. In…

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Security | Vulnerability Scans and Assessment, Windows

Install and use Burp Suite for Web Application Security Testing

Posted on 04/01/202318/09/2024 Temitope Odemo By Temitope Odemo No Comments on Install and use Burp Suite for Web Application Security Testing
Install and use Burp Suite for Web Application Security Testing

Burp Suite is a security tool designed to save time spent by every organization’s Application security team in trying to secure their application by providing a fast approach to software security through automated scanning. In this article, you will learn how to install and use Burp Suite for Web Application Security Testing. Please see How…

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Security | Vulnerability Scans and Assessment

Enable or disable Windows Defender Credential Guard

Posted on 15/12/202226/05/2025 IT Expert By IT Expert No Comments on Enable or disable Windows Defender Credential Guard
Enable or disable Windows Defender Credential Guard

Windows Defender Credential Guard can be enabled either by using Group Policy (GPO), Windows registry, the Hypervisor-Protected Code Integrity (HVCI), or the Windows Defender Credential Guard hardware readiness tool. Credential Guard can also protect secrets in a Hyper-V virtual machine, just as it would on a physical machine. In this article, we shall discuss how…

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Security | Vulnerability Scans and Assessment, Windows

Protect Microsoft Defender Settings with Tamper Protection

Posted on 15/12/202201/10/2023 IT Expert By IT Expert No Comments on Protect Microsoft Defender Settings with Tamper Protection
Protect Microsoft Defender Settings with Tamper Protection

Tamper protection effectively locks Microsoft Defender Antivirus to its safe, default settings and prevents your security settings from being modified via programs and techniques such as using Registry Editor or PowerShell cmdlets to alter settings on your Windows device, modifying settings with PowerShell cmdlets, and changing or deleting security settings using Group Policy. Please see…

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Security | Vulnerability Scans and Assessment, Windows, Windows Server

How to enable Smart App Control on Windows 11

Posted on 15/12/202222/03/2023 IT Expert By IT Expert No Comments on How to enable Smart App Control on Windows 11
How to enable Smart App Control on Windows 11

Smart App Control (SAC) adds significant protection from new and emerging threats by blocking apps that are malicious or untrusted. Smart App Control also helps to block potentially unwanted apps. These are apps that may cause your device to run slowly, display unexpected ads, and offer extra software you didn’t want. Or do other things you don’t expect. SAC…

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Security | Vulnerability Scans and Assessment, Windows

An account with the same name exists in Active Directory: Re-using the account was blocked by a security policy

Posted on 23/11/202211/03/2026 IT Expert By IT Expert 10 Comments on An account with the same name exists in Active Directory: Re-using the account was blocked by a security policy
An account with the same name exists in Active Directory: Re-using the account was blocked by a security policy

In this article, you learn how to add an account with the same name exists in Active Directory: Re-using the account was blocked by a security policy. When attempting to add a pre-created PC to a domain or reuse an existing computer account. Please see Active Directory Ports: Service and network port requirements for Windows,…

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Security | Vulnerability Scans and Assessment, Windows, Windows Server

How to clear Cache and Manually Update Microsoft Defender

Posted on 29/10/202231/07/2024 Matthew By Matthew No Comments on How to clear Cache and Manually Update Microsoft Defender
How to clear Cache and Manually Update Microsoft Defender

In this article, I will show you how to clear Cache and Manually Update Microsoft Defender. Windows Security intelligence updates are the latest antivirus updates for Microsoft Defender’s antimalware defence. These updates improve the capacity of Microsoft Defender Antivirus and other Microsoft antimalware products to precisely identify threats by covering the most recent threats and…

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Anti-Virus Solution, Security | Vulnerability Scans and Assessment, Windows

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