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Cybersecurity

Defensive resources for phishing, ransomware, compromised accounts, MFA, hardening,19th, incidents and protection of backups

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Cybersecurity test

Evaluate your cybersecurity level with the BOAI test and identify priority vigilance points in your computer environment

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Cybersecurity maturity assessment

Understand the cybersecurity maturity assessment, review its six domains and use the interactive test to build a prioritized action plan.

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Cyber Incident Center

Cyber Incident Center: qualification, containment, collection, account compromise,1920, ransomware, phishing and first actions

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HTTP & web security analysis

HTTP & web security analysis — practical IT resource from IT Toolbox.

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Free IT tools

Use free browser-based IT tools for networking, DNS, Windows, email, security, diagnostics, PDF workflows and day-to-day administration.

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Azure / Entra / Intune Center

Azure, Entra ID and Intune diagnostics for sign-ins, Conditional Access, device compliance, Graph, licensing, networking and RBAC.

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WordPress Center

WordPress diagnostic: critical error, 500, database, permalinks, SMTP, cron, plugins, Scriptor,194, SSL and performance

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Free tools, procedures, diagnostics, scripts, dictionary and practical resources for IT technicians, system administrators and SMEs

IT dictionary

Wiper Malware

Wiper malware deliberately destroys or corrupts information to disrupt systems and prevent recovery.

IT dictionary

Fileless Malware

Fileless malware uses legitimate system tools or memory-resident execution to reduce reliance on executable files on disk.

IT dictionary

Cyber Kill Chain

a cybersecurity model that breaks an attack into successive stages from reconnaissance through actions on objectives

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Rootkit

A rootkit hides malicious activity or maintains privileged access by modifying operating system components.

IT dictionary

Triple Extortion

Triple extortion adds pressure on third parties, such as customers or partners, to ransomware encryption and data-leak threats.

IT dictionary

Exposure Management

Exposure management continuously discovers, prioritizes, and reduces weaknesses across systems and external services.

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How to decode a JWT locally without exposing the token

Read a JWT header and payload for troubleshooting while remembering that decoding never validates the signature.

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How to diagnose an HTTP 504 error

A 504 must be broken down between the proxy network and backend processing time

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How to generate a gpresult report for Group Policy

Generate and read gpresult RSoP reports for applied Group Policy, user and computer scope, inheritance and filtering.

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How to check the of expiration of an HTTPS certificate

Check the validity period of the TLS certificate submitted by a site

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How to check if Windows firewall is enabled

Control the Windows firewall status on Domain, Private and Public profiles

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MFA vs 2FA: what difference?

2FA means two-factor authentication. MFA means multifactor authentication and can use two or more factors

Troubleshooting

Microsoft 365 MFA buckle

The user is constantly re-demanded to authenticate or validate MFA

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SMTP 554.57.1 — Rejected message for policy or security

The server has finally refused the message for a security or policy rule

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Event ID 4728 — Adding to a global security group

One member was added to a global security group

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Event ID 4732 — Adding to a local security group

One member was added to a local security group

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0x80072F8F — TLS security or date error

A secure connection fails, often due to the clock, certificate or TLS

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Secure administrator access

Set up nominal accounts, MFA, separation of usage and procedures, emergency

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Respond to fraudulent connection attempts on a VPN

Block sources, check for success and strengthen the, access to the RSS file without limiting yourself to IP addresses

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Respond to a suspected compromised Microsoft 365 account

Contain a suspected Microsoft 365 account compromise, review sign-ins and persistence, and validate recovery before re-enabling access.

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Diagnose a Group Policy issue with GPResult

Diagnose Group Policy with the correct user/computer scope, GPResult reports, security and WMI filtering, and processing evidence before changing the GPO.

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Implement a 3-2-1 backup strategy

Design multiple copies, on separate media, with at least one external or isolated copy

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Handle a VMware VM with an inconsistent snapshot chain

Secure the VM and analyze descriptors when a parent of the company is missing or disabled

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Microsoft 365 — memo administration

Microsoft 365 reference for Entra sign-ins, Graph, Exchange Online, message tracing, Teams, Intune and device checks.

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HTTP — essential codes and headers

HTTP methods, response codes, caching, redirects, TLS and headers used when diagnosing websites and APIs.

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PowerShell — Essential commands

PowerShell commands for Windows administration, services, events, networking, files and remote sessions.

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SMTP, SPF, DKIM & DMARC — Cheat sheet

SMTP delivery, SPF, DKIM, DMARC alignment, DNS records and email authentication troubleshooting.

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Linux — Essential commands

Linux commands for services, logs, processes, storage, networking, DNS, permissions and system diagnostics.

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Robocopy — memo sheet

Robocopy options for file migration, permissions, restartable copies, logging, dry runs and return-code interpretation.

Knowledge hub

FortiGate

Tools, diagnostics, commands and resources to administer and troubleshoot theFortiGate and FortiOS

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Microsoft 365

Microsoft 365 administration and troubleshooting: Entra ID, Exchange Online, Intune, One (2005), SharePoint, MFA and courier

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Backup & Disaster Recovery

Backup, restoration and resumption of activity: Veeam, Acronis, VSS, RPO, RTO, immutability, replication and restoration tests.

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Azure / Entra / Intune

Administration and troubleshooting Azure, Entra ID and Intune: MFA, Conditional Access, devices, synchronization, compliance, Autopilot, RBAC and Azure network

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