In Hyper-V or VMware virtualization environment, Enable/Disable NIC in a VM is not a big deal. Even if you do not have NIC or valid IP configure, administrators still can connect to VM as it does have “Console” access. Few weeks ago, I received an email from one of my regular blog readers. He accidently disabled NIC in azure vm and he lost RDP access to it. since there is no console…
In most common scenarios hackers targets open ports in servers to gain access. It can be web server port, RDP ports, SQL ports etc. If genuine users also use same ports to access the system it’s hard to keep these ports closed. There are other methods such as firewalls that we can use to secure the access but it will still keep the ports open. when it comes to public clouds, its increase…
In any infrastructure, users are using different applications, services, file shares in order to get their work done. each of these components may have periodic changes. In order to maintain integrity, provide faster IT support and identify risks, it is important to track all the changes against these components. Maintaining inventory (software level) will help engineers to verify if systems are…
Keeping your operating systems up-to-date is critical as it will be the first step towards protecting your systems from emerging threats. it will also help to improve efficiency and user experience. Simplest way to update your windows operating systems to use “Windows Update” feature comes with every operating system. But this is not enough for corporates as it is important to manage…
