How to configure Dell N3024 or N3048 Switch
nIn these few steps I will be showing you how to configure a Dell N3024 or n3048 switch. We will be using putty and a series of commands to get these Dell switches.
- Download and install PUTTY onto the computer you will be using to configure the Dell N3024 or n3048 switch.
- Make your life easier with a USB Console Cable. But yes you will need one of these to configure the switch.
- Unpack your Dell N3024 or n3048 switch.
- Make sure you have the Console cable connected to the switch and the computer.
- Open up Putty. Make sure to select the Serial radio button. Keep the Speed at 9600 you may have to change the serial line from COM1 to COM2 or COM3 to get connected to the switch.
- Once connected wait for the switch to load. Step 1 will display: “Would you like to run the setup
How to configure Dell N2024 or N2048 Switch
nIn these few steps I will be showing you how to configure a Dell N2024 or n2048 switch. We will be using putty and a series of commands to get these Dell switches.
- Download and install PUTTY onto the computer you will be using to configure the Dell N2024 or n2048 switch.
- Make your life easier with a USB Console Cable. But yes you will need one of these to configure the switch.
- Unpack your Dell N2024 or n2048 switch.
- Make sure you have the Console cable connected to the switch and the computer.
- Open up Putty. Make sure to select the Serial radio button. Keep the Speed at 9600 you may have to change the serial line from COM1 to COM2 or COM3 to get connected to the switch
- Once connected wait for the switch to load. Step 1 will display: “Would you like to run the setup
Let’s plant some trees with Ecosia
Ecosia is all about planting trees. 15 million users have planted over 120 million trees, for free. Just by searching the web. Ecosia donates all of its charitable contributions to tree planting charities that work to plant trees in South America, Africa and Indonesia, where the cost of planting trees is lower.
Ecosia knows each tree can remove around 50 kg of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere over a 15 year period, this equates to around 5 million metric tones of CO2 removed from the atmosphere. Since 2020 Ecosia has removed around 0.01% of the CO2 in the atmosphere.
Ecosia donates 80% of their profits to tree-planting charities – nice and simple! It is worth noting that this is far in excess of the 50% donation percentage offered by most other charities. It is important to note that the tree-planting projects that Ecosia supports will help to give paid work … Read the rest
Keep Old Server Name During File Server Migration
In this complete guide I will show you how to migrate a old Windows File Server 2008, 2012, 2016, 2019 and windows server 2022 to a new Server Host Name while keeping the OLD Server Host Name.
Step 1 : Stand up your new file server, mine is called FS2.
Step 2 : Make sure to keep the same folder structure if possible as you see in your old server, in my case it is called FS1.
Step 3 : I like to use software called SyncFolders , it can be used to transfer all your files with NTFS permissions from Source (FS1) to Detestation (FS2)
Step 4 : In my case I configured the SyncFolders Software to Point my FS1 D:\ drive TO \\FS2\D$ or you can just share the D drive from FS2. You can also schedule this software to run hourly or nightly it will sync the … Read the rest
Download Windows Server 2022 preview
Dust off your home labs or get your CC out for Azure. Get a leg up by making yourself familiar with Windows Server 2022.
Download Windows Server 2022 it is now available in preview. This is Microsoft’s next release which will be available later this year. It builds on Windows Server 2019 by including advanced multi-layer security, hybrid capabilities with Azure, and a flexible platform to modernize applications with containers.
Windows Server 2022 Features
Microsoft stated that Windows Server 2022 and SQL will now support large-scale applications that would require 48tb of Ram and 2,048 cpu cores.
Kuberneties will have a smaller foot print which would be better for performance and deployment speeds.
Windows Server 2022 will have adequate built-in security capabilities that will be using https and TLS 1.3 by default. What is really being focused on right now is that Windows Server 2022 will also have … Read the rest
HIPAA Requirements For Passwords
Did you know, within the HIPAA security requirements there are guidelines for deploying and creating a passwords management policy, this would include: creating, changing and protecting passwords? These guidelines were established under the HIPAA Security Rule and within the HIPAA Security Rule it is required to provide Security Awareness and Training for creating policies and procedures on how to preform the storing, changing and creation of passwords.
Complying With HIPAA Security Policies
Many security professionals tend to argue over the HIPAA best practices for passwords but they are all in agreement that there should be a minimum of 8 characters, include upper and lower case letters, numbers, and special characters, this practice has been challenged in recent years, as has the practice of enforcing changes to passwords regularly. However keep in mind that many healthcare organizations are choosing to make it a minimum of 12 characters.
Keeping up with randomly … Read the rest
Purple Fox Malware Evolves With Worm Capabilities
The Windows malware called Purple Fox Evolves with worm capabilities. Purple Fox in the past the malware targeted Windows machines through a various attack methods like phishing and exploits before the software was evolved.
Guardicore Labs revealed that Purple Fox can now breach windows machines through SMB Brute-Force attacks. The Purple Fox malware would compromise various IIS7.5 servers to push rootkit’s which would then allow Purple Fox to hide itself within the Windows machine.
Once the payload is deployed, an MSI installed launches.
… Read the rest“The installer pretends to be a Windows Update package along with Chinese text which roughly translates to ‘Windows Update’ and random letters,” which Guardicore Labs explained. “These letters are randomly generated between each different MSI installer to create a different hash and make it a bit difficult to tie between different versions of the same MSI.”
“This is a ‘cheap’ and simple way of evading various detection
Three Linux vulnerabilities provided root access to hackers since 2006
Three Linux vulnerabilities provided root access to hackers since 2006 in the iSCSI module used for getting to shared data storage. This flaw could allow root access to any hacker with a user account.
The three vulnerabilities – CVE-2021-27363, CVE-2021-27364 and CVE-2021-27365 – were in the Linux code since 2006 going unnoticed until the researchers from GRIMM discovered them.
… Read the restAdam Nichols, Software Security Principal at GRIMM said. “If you already had execution on a box, either because you have a user account on the machine, or you’ve compromised some service that doesn’t have repaired permissions, you can do whatever you want basically,”
Even though the flaw “are in code that isn’t remotely accessible, so this isn’t like a remote exploit,” said Nichols. However they can take “any existing threat that might be there. It just makes it that much worse,” he explained. “And if you have users on the system
Microsoft released one-click solution for Exchange Vulnerability
To combat the severe vulnerability facing exchange servers, Microsoft has released a one-click solution to help server administrators mitigate the problem.
Microsoft Stated “We realized that there was a need for a simple, easy to use, automated solution that would meet the needs of customers using both current and out-of-support versions of on-premises Exchange Server,”
It has been reported by RISKIQ that over 80,000 servers are still vulnerable. Microsoft decided to take action and create a solution to mitigate the problem quicker. The one-click application should resolve the issues with exchange server 2013, 2016 and 2019.
You can find the download and more details on Microsoft’s Security Response Center.
Has your computer been hijacked with cryptojacking?
There are so many ways that hackers can use your computer to make themselves money and cryptojacking is one of them. Worst part about it is if you don’t have proper security in place you wont even know that your infected.
What is Cryptojacking?
Well the term cryptojacking refers to the unauthorized use of someone’s computer for mining cryptocurrency, for example bitcoin. Cryptojacking is a big deal because the hackers are stealing your computing power and making your systems slower. All the computing power they are using up will have a tangible effect in your power consumption and could cost you double in your power bill.
How does Cryptojacking work?
There are a few methods that you can be infected with Cryptojacking.
- Hackers can send you an email and trick you into clicking the link that loads the malicious software on your computer.
- Hackers can compromise a website or an
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