7MS #277: Patching Solutions Bake-Off - Part 3

7MS #277: Patching Solutions Bake-Off - Part 3

ManageEngine Desktop Central

Overall, I have to bluntly say that I really enjoyed playing with ManageEngine's solution. It's got a crap-ton of features built into it - above and beyond patching - that I think IT/security folks will really appreciate.

Pros
  • Agent or agentless management of systems

  • MDM (didn't play with it but it certainly looks feature-rich)

  • Application white/blacklisting

  • Ability to push out configurations for things you'd normally use GPOs for - i.e. setting a login banner, enforcing screen locks, setting IE homepage and search engine, etc.

  • Patch management is full-featured - it's easy to setup a simple "scan systems, download and deploy missing patches." Or just a "scan to identify missing patches" kind of thing. It's easy to run a variety of reports to find out which systems are most vulnerable, which patches are missing across the enterprise, etc.

  • Software deployment engine - there's a big package library where you can easily search and deploy things like Dropbox, Adobe Reader, etc. It also includes a self-service portal where users can simply select certain packages and have them installed automagically!

  • Inventory - ability to have detailed hardware/software level details on each machine. Ability to block software by path and/or hash. You can also give people a warning saying "We're gonna nuke dropbox in 2 days if you keep it on here!"

  • Agent-based install gives you ability to chat with users, remote control systems, send announcements, drop to a command line at a target machine, etc.

  • Reports - you can create a report for just about anything under the sun like AD group changes, user logon reports, users that are disabled/expired, and on and on...

  • Email alerts - I think you can trigger an email alert for just about ANYTHING that happens in the environment.

...more on today's episode!

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7MS #145: OFF-TOPIC - Sicario and The Walk

7MS #145: OFF-TOPIC - Sicario and The Walk

In today's off-topic episode I review two movies: Sicario and The Walk.

21 Jan 20167min

7MS #144: Shoulder-Surfing with Seasoned Pentesters

7MS #144: Shoulder-Surfing with Seasoned Pentesters

I recently had the opportunity to shoulder-surf with some seasoned Webapp pentesters, and wanted to share what I learned about their tools, techniques and methodologies.

18 Jan 20167min

7MS #143: Friday Infosec News and Links Roundup

7MS #143: Friday Infosec News and Links Roundup

Here are some of my fav' stories and links for this week! * Burn it all...The New Security Fundamentals **(Wednesday, January 20 @ 1 p.m. CST)**: a free Webinar on setting up the "*core technical things you need to do for your security program*." I've attended many Webinars from the BHIS group and they're always informative and humorous. * Real World Web Penetration Testing **(Thursday, January 28 @ 1 p.m. CST)**: a $25 Webinar on going through "*a real world penetration test. We will explore the methodology and procedures Secure Ideas follows as we test web applications. The course will also walk through some tricks and tips on how to focus your testing on likely flaws*." I have seen four of their recorded courses before and found them to be *absolutely* worth the money I spent, so I'm confident this upcoming session will be no exception. * Fortinet SSH backdoor not much to say except if you use any of the affected products, update immediately as they contain an SSH backdoor: * FortiOS v4.3.17 or any later version of FortiOS v4.3 (available as of July 9, 2014) * FortiOS v5.0.8 or any later version of FortiOS v5.0 (available as of July 28, 2014) * Any version of FortiOS v5.2 or v5.4 * Hacker sentenced to 334 years in prison for operating a phishing Web site similar to that of a legit banking Web site. Moral of the story? Don't do that. * Don't use IE 8, 9 or 10 anymore! unless you like to live dangerously.

15 Jan 20168min

7MS #142: OFF-TOPIC - Media Servers and Making a Murderer

7MS #142: OFF-TOPIC - Media Servers and Making a Murderer

This off-topic episode covers: * Media servers - I'm a newb in this area and could use your help in setting up a config that actually works! * Making a Murderer - this is a fantastic documentary on Netflix. Stop what you're doing (once you listen to this episode) and watch *immediately* please.

13 Jan 20168min

7MS #141: Happy (Belated) New Year!

7MS #141: Happy (Belated) New Year!

Happy (belated) new year! This episode is more of a "What am I listening to, a PBS telethon?!" kind of thing, and I'm sorry for that. But I want to cover: * Scheduling changes for 2016 - we're gonna be 3 times a week! * A new documentation project I'm working on called BPATTY (Brian's Pentesting and Technical Tips for You) * A way you can support the podcast financially.

11 Jan 20168min

7MS #140: OFF-TOPIC - Video Games I'm Currently Playing

7MS #140: OFF-TOPIC - Video Games I'm Currently Playing

This episode talks about some cool video games I've been playing lately: * Metal Gear Solid Phantom Pain (Xbox 360) * Rise of the Tomb Raider (Xbox 360) * Luminocity (iPhone) * Super Mario Maker (Wii U) I recommend 'em all!

8 Jan 20169min

7MS #139: Securing Your Life - Part 2

7MS #139: Securing Your Life - Part 2

Back in episode #93 I talked about securing your life - in other words, asking yourself "What would happen if I was dead right now? Do I have adequate insurance? Are my finances in order? How about estate planning?" This episode continues that train of thought, and I share some new changes I've made in my "life security" department.

8 Jan 20168min

7MS #138: OFF-TOPIC - The Hateful Eight

7MS #138: OFF-TOPIC - The Hateful Eight

Looks like I'm one of the few people in the world who did NOT love this movie. I found it painful slow and claustrophobic. #diappointed.

7 Jan 20168min

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