by Darren Mar-Elia | Apr 15, 2019 | General Stuff, Security-related
The title of this blog tells it all. I got asked the question–what happens to GP processing when a client machine isn’t on the network and can’t connect to it’s domain Domain Controllers (DCs)? Does policy get removed? Does it just stay where...
by Darren Mar-Elia | Apr 3, 2019 | Security-related
At this blog title implies, this is a bit of a science experiment. Many years ago I played around with this idea that, there is nothing in the GP infrastructure that REQUIRES you to use SYSVOL to store the settings files that compose most in-the-box policy areas. At...
by Darren Mar-Elia | Feb 22, 2019 | Security-related
If you’ve been following this blog, you know that about 2 and half years ago, I started talking about Group Policy’s precarious role in the typical enterprise’s security posture. Many, if not most, AD shops use GP to perform security hardening on...
by Darren Mar-Elia | Feb 13, 2019 | Conferences
Hey folks! Just a quick note that I’m giving a talk next month in Chicago. This is a follow-on to the Semperis Hybrid Identity Protection (HIP) Conference that I spoke at last November. This Chicago “Tech Day” event is a one-day event on March 13th...
by Darren Mar-Elia | Oct 17, 2018 | Tips & Tricks
Hey Folks. It’s been too long since I posted here, so I thought I’d break my fast by posting something a bit meaty. Many moons ago, I created a whitepaper, which is on the Gpoguy portion of this site, that described how and where the various areas in Group...
