Navigating the Legal Landscape with AI – A Cautionary Tale

The legal profession stands on the cusp of a technological revolution, with artificial intelligence (AI) poised to transform the way lawyers work. From drafting contracts to conducting research, AI promises efficiency and speed. However, a recent study fromStanford’s Human-Centered AI Institute (HAI) raises significant concerns about the reliability of AI in legal settings1. The Hallucination […]

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The Return to On-Premises Data Centres: Navigating the Shift from Public Cloud Services

In recent years, a significant trend has emerged in the digital infrastructure landscape. Organisations worldwide are re-evaluating their reliance on public cloud offerings, with many opting to migrate back to on-premises data centres. This move is influenced by a multitude of factors, including cost considerations, the need for greater control over data, and the complexities […]

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PowerShell Script to find LastLogonDate and PasswordLastSet information from Active Directory for list of computers in a text file

1234[Array]$OutList = foreach ($computer in Get-Content -Path C:\Temp\InputFile.txt) { Get-ADComputer -Identity $computer -Property LastLogonDate, PasswordLastSet -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | select Name, LastLogonDate, PasswordLastSet } $OutList | Export-CSV C:\Temp\OutputFile.csv -NoTypeInformation

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Local Administrator Password Solution

I’ve worked for a number of organisations and with customers who carry out penetration testing on their computer networks. One of the common issues that is raised around penetration testing of Windows clients is that the local administrator password is usually the same on all clients and this increases the risk of a Pass-the-Hash compromise. Microsoft have […]

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ConfigMgr 2012 R2 Operating System Deployment – Failed to get client identity 80004005 – Surface Pro 3

I was on site with a customer today building some Surface Pro 3 devices using Operating System Deployment in System Center Configuration Manager 2012 R2. The devices were booting from USB Boot Media, however when searching for task sequences the following error message appeared – An error occurred while retrieving policy for this computer (0x80004005). […]

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