@DustinB3403 said in RDP support for VMs or Console only Access:

Opening up RDP access (not necessarily from the Internet) but in general just opens more ports, more firewall changes etc.

Sure, but granting unnecessary access to the console does that, too. You need access to the VMs from far more places than you need it to the console.

@DustinB3403 said in Talking security during the server talk, question for you all.:

Are you going to be discussing Kali linux, or just touching on it?

Security is a very broad subject matter.

As this is supposed to be server, just talking about the basics to secure a Linux server. I'm thinking just cover the basics of "I've got my widget configured, what should I do before exposing it to the world?"

Kali would be bullet point, something like "Run the Kali hacking tools on it"

@scottalanmiller said in US Cyber Arsenal Compromised:

Or if the government tries to secure it with the lowest bidders....

That's not trying, that's handballing (reference) in attempt to avoid responsibility... aka passing the buck.

On the Ubuntu Linux family, for instance, you can fix it with the following steps:

Open /etc/sysctl.conf, with an editor, such as vim. Enter the line: net.ipv4.tcp_challenge_ack_limit = 999999999 Save the file. Use the shell command "sysctl -p" to update the configuration.

@gjacobse said in Linux Mint: Reset Windows Password:

WHile I asked, I also searched:

Reset Windows using Linux Mint

You can use Linux live CD and a program named chntpw will do the rest. You don’t have to install that OS to your hard drive. I am showing you how to do it using Linux Mint. Visit Linux Mint website and download ISO. Burn it to a disc and boot up your computer using that bootable disc. Go to Menu>Accessories>Terminal. Type sudo apt-get update. Press Enter. Type sudo apt-get install chntpw. Press Enter and keep that terminal open. From desktop go to Computer and then just open the drive where Windows is loaded. It will mount that drive. In the terminal type cat /proc/mounts. Hit Enter. It will give output like /dev/sda1 /media/CA123DD456EA6512. This long serial no will vary in your case. Change it accordingly in next command. Type cd /media/ CA123DD456EA6512. Hit Enter. Type cd Windows/System32/config/ and Press Enter. Type sudo chntpw SAM and Press Enter. You will get a menu with all users of the system. Default is Administrator. Type 1 and press Enter to clear user password. If you need to reset password for a specific user, type sudo chntpw -u username SAM and follow previous instructions. Close everything and reboot system.

I was going to suggest the chntpw. As far as I know that's compatible up to Windows 8.1... Never had to use it on Win10 yet.

@scottalanmiller said in Securing Linux File Servers:

@wirestyle22 said in Securing Linux File Servers:

@scottalanmiller Nothing stands out between them?

ioSafe uses Synology under the hood. So no. LOL

So it's like HP vs. Canon. Got it.

I used to live on campus at CM with @AndyW

@Lakshmana Any good suggestions so for ???

oh okay! thanks guys. @Mike-Davis @gjacobse @dafyre

Interesting to note that people compared it a bit to the TeamViewer breach, but it was quickly pointed out that, while a PR disaster, TeamViewer did not actually have a breach.

I wonder if that is what the final verdict was.

And VMware marketing in 3...2....1....

I have seen the video previously. Hilarious, watching it again now haha.

I wonder if that would be useful for @Lakshmana

@wirestyle22 said in FreePBX Remote Extension Problems:

@scottalanmiller said in FreePBX Remote Extension Problems:

@wirestyle22 said in FreePBX Remote Extension Problems:

@RamblingBiped Hope this is the solution. I unfortunately have Cisco CM and its my first time managing VoIP

So sorry.

Complication for the sake of complication

And spending money for the sake of throwing away profits 😉

Only the other night for me and it was all on one project so I'm not sure what it was, yet.

@scottalanmiller Thanks. I got it. I overthink everything. 🙂