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Windows Local Administrator Password Solution (LAPS) – New and Improved from Microsoft

Introduction The Windows LAPS Announcement On April 11th 2023, Microsoft announced the release of Windows LAPS, a new and improved version of their Local Administrator Password Solution. The new LAPS is designed to completely supersede the old product and is now delivered by default to compatible devices. You can read the announcement here: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/windows-it-pro-blog/by-popular-demand-windows-laps-available-now/ba-p/3788747 As…

Self-Service Users in OVERLAPS for Microsoft LAPS

Introduction Now entering its 5th year of service, OVERLAPS for Microsoft’s Local Administrator Password Solution (LAPS) has established itself and a must-have security tool for IT and Service Desk technicians the world over, providing a much needed quick-and-easy interface for LAPS managed environments. While it may appear that the primary focus for OVERLAPS is to…

Generating a History Report in OVERLAPS

OVERLAPS has received a new reporting tool to help with your security auditing and monitoring processes. With the release of update 2.1.1.0 you can now export your OVERLAPS History Log with the new “History Report Tool” (historyreport.exe) which can be found with the application files.

Handling Hierarchical Data Structures in SQL Server

Databases provide a great way to store and query large amounts of data quickly and efficiently. But what if you want to store something like a file system, where hierarchical links between the data are key?

Hardening Website Security – Part 1: HTTP Security Headers

Storm Trooper Guarding House - HTTP Security

Introduction It feels like almost every week there’s another news item about personal information being stolen because yet another company’s website got hacked. Most of these attacks are perpetrated through social engineering, persuading somebody to hand over some detail which allows the hacker to gain additional privileges and, eventually, access to personal information. However, a…

Installing and Configuring Microsoft LAPS: A Complete Guide – Part 1

Microsoft Local Administrator Password Solution (LAPS) Installation Guide

Microsoft LAPS (Local Administrator Password Solution) is making a big splash in the Active Directory community by providing a simple, secure, and free solution to the age-old question of how to secure your Local Administrator accounts.

Tutorial: Privilege Escalation Vulnerability Scan Tool and Overcee

We previously mentioned that the free Privilege Escalation Vulnerability Scan (PEVS) Tool released last week could be perfectly combined with our Delegated Device Managements platform, Overcee. So we thought we’d delve in and show you how this simple task can be setup.

Overcee and Variables

Introduction Today I’m going to be creating a custom computer reboot tool in Overcee in order to show off how to use variables to lock tools down. Situation As has been previously mentioned, allowing free access to modify some tools can be inherently dangerous and can result in unexpected or unwanted behaviour. However, sometimes you…

Understanding Overcee Permissions

Introduction Overcee is about delegation, we want you to use it empower your Service Desk, and to achieve this we have developed an incredibly powerful permissions system so that you control who can do what. Unfortunately, with great power comes great complexity (or something like that), and it would be all too easy to make…

Set Client KMS Server

Introduction Many large sites deploy a Key Management Service (KMS) to manage the activation of Microsoft products including Windows and Office. Windows devices know to find this server via a service (SRV) record in your DNS, however occassionally this process fails and a product needs to be shown the KMS server manually. This tutorial will…