FileHash v5.0 has just been released, and it comes with a focus on making it easier to automate the following two things: Obtain the checksums of a set of files in a directory (and subdirectory), and then use that checksum list to compare the same directory structure...
There is every indication that businesses and networks in Western countries are very likely to face increased cybersecurity attacks in the near- to mid-term. Here are some things to consider and for the protection of personal and commercial networks (to include those...
This past month, I put together a new utility, SyslogTally, because I needed to easily and quickly answer a question pertaining to how frequently various scripts were being used in my environment. Original Need This question about script usage frequency first arose...
Once upon a time, I needed to get a quick and dirty file integrity checking process in place for Windows systems so that we could meet a customer compliance requirement that was growing more and more popular. FIM – File Integrity Monitoring At the time, we were...
Those who fail to learn the lessons of history are destined to repeat them. Don’t be that organization… Back in September of 2017, Avast indicated that the network of its recently acquired (July 2017) subsidiary had been infiltrated, and that its CCleaner...
Of all the console utilities that I have written to support my systems automation endeavors, my first, favorite, and most extensively used utility is: DATEINFO.EXE. Over the years (decades), I have developed many Windows Shell scripts which needed to be able track...
