by Darren Mar-Elia | Jan 20, 2026 | Tips & Tricks
On Twitter/X I saw a thread about managing Windows Services using Group Policy. The poster talked about using the setting area under Computer ConfigurationPoliciesWindows SettingsSecurity SettingsSystem Services to control Windows Service startup settings (e.g.,...
by Michael Johnson | Aug 29, 2023 | Cool New Products
Here at SDM Software, we are committed to making management of your Windows configuration technologies easier and more secure. This is why we released version 1.0 of our Change Manager for Group Policy product last year–to provide a modern, easy-to-use and...
by Darren Mar-Elia | Jan 31, 2023 | Security-related
You may have caught the recent article about a new malware variant, called SwiftSlicer–attributed to a Russian APT group–that is making its way around Active Directory environments. There’s not a ton of details about how this malware is delivered,...
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...
