Securing RDP Connections using TLS certificates

Remote Desktop has been the must as remote administration tool for many IT professionals and sadly many even expose it to the internet leading to brutefoce attacks and Man in the Middle attacks in the past (and even during this period). Using TLS certificates can improve the security and the default access method to critical systems, even if those systems are reached only on internal business LAN environments. Read More …

Powershell – Digitally signing a .ps1 script

A file is signed with a certificate. A digital certificate is usually issued by a Certification Authority (CA). These are important things to consider, so it better to focus these before going on with the Powershell code signing process for scripts. Read More …

What are Dot-Source scripts in Powershell?

Dot-sourcing is a concept in PowerShell that allows you to reference code defined in one script in a separate one. This is useful when you’re working on a project with multiple scripts and might have functions specified in one script(s) and the code to call those functions in another. Other than building a module, dot-sourcing is a good way to make that code in another script available to you.
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SSD Caching

SSD caching, as usually even other forms of caching, is a computing technology that stores frequently used data to fast cache. This boosts IOPS performance and reduces latency, significantly shortening load times and execution. Caching works on both reads and writes, and particularly benefits read-intensive applications. Caching approach is not new to hard drives, and computing in general. Operating systems like Windows and Linux come with native caching software. Read More …