Jason Fossen
@JasonFossen
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Author and instructor of the six-day "Securing Windows and PowerShell Automation" course (SEC505) at the SANS Institute.
Joined June 2009
And all my SANS #PowerShell scripts are in the public domain. Get them all in a zip file, with no email registration or other hassles, from: .
"If your job has anything to do with Windows administration & security, you must take this class." - Tung Nguyen, Denver Water. Learn more about SEC505: Securing Windows and PowerShell Automation âž¡ #SANSOnline #Windows.@JasonFossen | @SANSInstitute
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VMware is giving away Workstation Pro and Fusion Pro free for personal use:. #VMware #VirtualBox #HyperV.
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Want to learn how to automate Windows security hardening using PowerShell? June 10th I will be teaching my SANS six-day PowerShell course again (course SEC505), streaming online in the central time zone:. #PowerShell #InfoSec #SSH @SANSInstitute #GIAC.
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RT @Steve_MSFT: #PowerShell 7.3-rc1 is out! Barring any issues reported, we should be on track for GA next month.
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Windows Terminal is now the default console app in Windows 11 version 22H2:. Remember, Windows Terminal wraps PowerShell, it doesn't replace it. #PowerShell #WindowsTerminal #Terminal #Windows11 #VSCode.
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New Windows 10 version 22H2 security baseline from Microsoft:. This covers the Administrator account lockout feature too. #Windows10 #CyberSecurity #InfoSec #BlueTeam.
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Microsoft releases an out-of-band update to address SSL/TLS failures on Windows 11:. #Windows11 #Crypto #TLS #SSL #CyberSecurity #InfoSec.
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1950s programming of an automatic lathe, but without a computer, paper tape or punchcards:. Debugging with a screwdriver (while keeping all of one's fingers attached). .
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Does SANS have a course where you write a PowerShell ransomware script in a lab and then defend against it? Yes!. SEC505 does not require any prior scripting experience, we learn #PowerShell for #BlueTeam #CyberSecurity #InfoSec together (@SANSDefense).
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Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2 to unofficially get two more years of updates:. #Windows7 #WindowsServer2008 #WindowsServer #WSUS #MicrosoftUpdate #WindowsUpdate.
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Windows Admin Center for Azure Virtual Machines is now generally available:. #WindowsServer #Azure #WindowsServer2022.
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Windows 10 version 21H1 will reach end of servicing support on 13.Dec.2022:. What does "end of servicing support" mean?. #Windows10 #WSUS #Intune.
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How to enable the new Smart App Control in Windows 11, including when you will need to reinstall the entire OS (yikes):. #Windows11 #SmartAppControl #InfoSec #CyberSecurity #BlueTeam.
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With the latest update applied, all Windows versions can now block brute-force password attacks against the local Administrator account:. The update also requires password complexity for the admin account. #Windows11 #CyberSecurity #InfoSec #BlueTeam.
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The recent 22H2 update to Windows 11 can break biometric and PIN logons:. #Windows11 #Windows11Pro #WindowsHello #Biometrics.
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VirtualBox 7.0.0 is now available with SecureBoot and TPM 2.0 for better Windows 11 support, plus several other nice changes:. #Windows11 #VirtualBox #VMware #HyperV #Linux.
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My next SANS SEC505 training events are in Nov and Feb, as well as the OnDemand recordings, but, even if you don't attend, all my teaching scripts are free in the public domain at
SEC505 Securing Windows and PowerShell Automation teaches how to use #PowerShell to automate Windows security and harden PowerShell itself. Try the course demo for yourself: Learn more about #SEC505:
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RT @SANSInstitute: Shine a light ✨ on the #Cybersecurity practitioners who are quietly succeeding & making breakthroughs every day in advan….
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Intel confirms leaked Alder Lake UEFI firmware source code is authentic (includes private key):. #Intel #Firmware #UEFI #InfoSec #CyberSecurity #Hacking #TPM #SecureBoot.
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