Category Archives: Cybersecurity

Here's a quick rundown of the Windows Firewall settings required for AVG 8.5 to successfully install remotely. I have provided these in Windows "GPO" format, as pushing the settings out through your domain's Group Policy is probably the easiest way to do this. I recommend NOT installing the AVG firewall (if you have Internet Security)Continue reading “AVG 8.x Windows GPO Settings”

When stopping and starting Exchange server 5.5, you want to stop the services in the following order: IMS (Internet Mail Service)MTA (Mail Transfer Agent)IS (Information Store)DS (Directory Service)SA (System Attendant) To restart all the services needed, simply restart the IMS.

If you support a Windows network that also has Apple Macintosh or Linux computers logging onto the domain, you'll want to ensure that you have your Windows Time Service setup to correctly get time from an external source. Read on for my notes.