MacOS X – Managing Gatekeeper (Terminal)

Gatekeeper is a feature available on MacOS X systems to block, by default, any application that is not installed from the Apple Store, for security reasons (all apps on Apple Store are validated and certified by the original developers). Let’s see how to manage this feature on MacOS X systems by accessing to it using command line (using Terminal). Read More …

Considerations on Spam, Fake News and Opinion Spamming

Spam, in general, is quite common nowadays and we receive it in many forms on many modern media, like WhatsApp messages, e-mails, sometimes SMS, from social networks to which we are registered, etc.. Usually the Spam is quite easy to be identified paying a bit of attention to some aspects. Read More …

Powershell – Get Permissions on folders and/or files

Sometimes it is useful to get permissions (NTFS and/or Share) on Windows systems (Server and/or Client). The following Powershell code will generate, in the same folder in which is saved the ps1 file (once the below code is copied and saved on the system as ps1 file), a CSV file which will include all the permissions (subfolders included) set in that moment. Read More …

Powershell – How to use Transcripts to keep history of commands and output

The primary tool for logging Powershell activity has been the Start-Transcript cmdlet. Simply enter this cmdlet followed by a path and filename for the log file that you want to create. PowerShell will populate the log file with every subsequent command that is entered. Read More …

Active Directory Delegated Permissions (View/Remove)

Active Directory (AD) delegation is critical part of many organizations’ IT infrastructure. By delegating administration, you can grant users or groups only the permissions they need without adding users to privileged groups (e.g., Domain Admins, Account Operators). Read More …