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QUICK TIPS: APPLYING RETENTION POLICY IMMEDIATELY TO OFFICE 365 MAILBOX

In this quick tip, we review PowerShell command to apply Retention Policy that you have just created on your Office 365 but it did not automatically run. The issue is that the workcycle period of Retention Policy by Managed Folder Assistant runs every 7 days. If you want your newly created Retention Policy to start immediately on a mailbox, you will first have to connect to use Remote PowerShell to your Office 365 account.

Once you are connected to your Office 365 account, you can check which Retention Policy has been applied to a particular mailbox. The PowerShell syntax is as followed:

Get-Mailbox <Mailbox>  | FL RetentionPolicy

For example,

Get-Mailbox yourmailbox@yourOffice365account.com| FL RetentionPolicy

Once you’ve verified the Retention Policy, you can then run the Managed Folder Assistant on the specific mailbox with the following PowerShell syntax:

Start-ManagedFolderAssistant <Mailbox>

For example,

Start-ManagedFolderAssistant yourmailbox@yourOffice365account.com

Once you applied the PowerShell command above, you wait for 5 minutes or so before logging into your OWA to check the progress of your Retention Policy.

ENABLING TELNET IN WINDOWS SERVER 2016

Telnet is disabled by default in Windows Server 2016. It is unfortunate because it’s great tool for developers and administrators to assist managing as well as test network connectivity. The fastest way to enable Telnet in your Windows Server 2016 is via the Command Prompt.

Launch Command Prompt as administrator (elevated privilege)
Then type the below command

dism /online /Enable-Feature /FeatureName:TelnetClient

Now that you have enabled telnet on your Windows Server 2016, you should be able to perform network troubleshooting in your environment.

RDP BUG VULNERABILITY PATCH

Microsoft earlier this month released security vulnerability patch for Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) for legacy servers of Windows 2003, Windows 2008, and Windows 2008 R2. While Windows 2003 reached its end of life support back in 2015, but Microsoft released this out of band patch for the OS.

This CVE-2019-0708 will patch the RDP bug that could allow an attacker without valid credentials to connect to a vulnerable system over RDP or the Remote Desktop Protocol and send specially crafted RDP requests. If exploited, the vulnerability could spread to other vulnerable servers in a worm-like fashion. It means that future malware that exploits this RDP bug vulnerability could spread from system to system in similar ways as the WannaCry malware spread across the globe in 2017.

While Vootwerk recommends to lock down ports on the firewall and users to use secure methods to connect to a server via VPN, however this does not prevent the RDP bug exploit. The risk is still existed until the CVE-2019-0708 patch is applied.

IT’S TIME TO UPGRADE INSTEAD OF AVOIDING WINDOWS 7 NAG SCREEN

Win7Nag - Vootwerk — Windows 7 Nag Screen

Windows 7 will turn 10 years this October, 2019. It means you will only have 3 month before Windows 7 reaches its “end of life” (EOL) date. On January 14, 2010 Microsoft will discontinue to support and software updates for Windows 7.

As of April 18 with the release of patch KB4993132, notification to display reminder the end of support for Windows 7 began to appear. Users can bypass this pop up reminder by just selecting the “Do not remind me again”, then it will stop to nag. However, we strongly recommend to upgrade to Windows 10 in place of bypassing the reminder.

Many of the computers that are still running Windows 7 are about 4 to 5 years old. It means, they are most likely already out of warranty. Not only with aging hardware and performance degradation, but without Microsoft support for security patches your computer will be more vulnerable to ransomware, malware, and other exploits. Windows 10 is more efficient than its predecessors as well as better user experience. Additionally, Windows 10 keeps up major improvements to even better security. You will receive immediate benefits with upgrading to Windows 10.

HOW TO CONVERT AND ACTIVATE WINDOWS 2016 SERVER EVALUATION TO LICENSED VERSION

Many users encountered an error when they tried to license their installed Windows 2016 Server trial version. Since the installed version is an Evaluation edition, thus the version cannot be licensed as a paid edition unless you convert it. If you try to enter your paid license product key, you will encounter the following error message, Error

DIGITAL CYBER ATTACK MAP BY SONICWALL

SonicWALL has created a live map of digital cyber-attacks called SonicWALL Security Center. It provides a graphical view of the worldwide attacks that shows what a global problem these threats have become. Businesses and organizations of all sizes are targeted by the growing global criminal industry.

FREE NORTON POWER ERASER

Norton Power Eraser is a free virus and malware removal tool from Symantec. It’s a very aggressive detection tool that traditional virus scanning could not remove. Norton Power Eraser can also be used for an initial cleanup if malware on an infected system prevents normal installation of your security software. The tool uses more aggressive techniques than your Norton security product, hence there is a risk that it will flag legitimate programs for removal. You should carefully review the scan results page before removing any files.

SOLARWINDS BACKUP

SolarWinds Backup offers an all-one-solution for managed IT provider to backup file and full system as well as workstation and server, on-premises and cloud recovery options. Unlike image or tape-based solutions, SolarWinds Backup is optimized for fast, remote backup and recovery. Often, customers do not need to purchase additional hardware.

WHAT IS THE RIGHT IT SOLUTION FOR YOUR BUSINESS?

Many of business technology solutions are available today for your IT infrastructure. This makes choosing the right solution rather challenging. Ultimately you will need to select the IT plan that meets with your business model. Your business IT solution can be implemented in several different ways. The three most common options are on-premise, cloud, and hybrid cloud.

WINDOWS 10 REDSTONE 5

Windows 10 Redstone 5 is the 6^th major release update for Microsoft desktop operating system. Currently, it’s set to be released in October 2018 Update. Along the usual bug fixes from the previous version, this new version will be called Windows 10 1809.

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