GDPR for Small Businesses

With the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) now in place, the UK will see tougher fines and stricter regulations, across all industries. GDPR regulation for small businesses is a hot topic, but are you complying with the changes? Read our GDPR key points for small businesses and get clear on your responsibilities. The GDPR…

How to: Guide to migrate FRS to DFSR using DFSRMIG

For many customers, this text solely applies, you probably have or have had a Window 2003/ 2003 R2 Domain Controller in your environment that you’re planning to get rid of. Fairly quickly I hope!? SYSVOL is a folder shared by the domain controller to hold its logon scripts, group policies and different items associated to…

How to: Create security-enhanced Redirected Folders Server

Create security-enhanced redirected folders for Server 2022/2019/2016/2012(r2)/2008(r2)/2003(r2) To make sure that only the user and the domain administrators have permission to open a particular redirected folder, do the following: Select a central location in your environment where you would like to store Folder Redirection, and then share this folder. In this example, ‘Redirected Folders’ is…

Transfer PDC

How to: Transfer management of an Active Directory Domain to another Domain Controller

Step 1: Using the command line (as administrator) to move PDC to another Domain Controller Open Command Prompt (elevated) and Type: ntdsutil At the ntdsutil command prompt, type: roles At the fsmo maintenance command prompt, type: connection At the server connections command prompt, type: connect to server NewDomainControllerName At the server connections command prompt, type: quit…

A List of Secure Data Wiping and Erasure Standards

There are several data erasure and data wiping standards for the secure removal of sensitive information from PC, Mac and Linux hard drives, removable media, SANs, NAS’ and other storage devices. Standards for these procedures are set by government agencies and private institutes around the globe. Below is the data wiping and erasure standards list,…