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# Fix The Exchange!

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- [Time for another revival.](https://www.fixtheexchange.com/2025/12/05/time-for-another-revival/) - After 6 years of silence, plus a month of downtime... Now with 100% more containers and an all-new look! Where have I been? Busy with work mostly. After I last posted in 2019, I got very busy launching a proactive lateral movement risk assessment tool called "Impact" at Tanium. Then the pandemic hit, which put
- [A Product Manager’s Guide to Meaningful AI](https://www.fixtheexchange.com/2025/12/09/a-product-managers-guide-to-meaningful-ai/) - Artificial Intelligence (AI) became a hot topic (again) in 2023, resulting in many companies scrambling to add some form of AI to their products. Even companies that previously viewed AI as nothing more than marketing fluff are now jumping on the AI hype train. As we approach the end of 2025, even with speculation of
- [How To: Install FreeNAS 8 to a USB key.](https://www.fixtheexchange.com/2011/09/22/how-install-freenas-8-usb-key/) - Installing FreeNAS to a USB key is the preferred method when setting up a FreeNAS system. The installer even makes a point of telling you this. Booting from a USB key is becoming quite popular. In fact, many modern servers come with an internal USB port, designed specifically for plugging a USB key containing an
- [FreeNAS 8.0.4-p1 with URGENT SAMBA security patch released today.](https://www.fixtheexchange.com/2012/04/12/freenas-8-0-4-p1-with-urgent-samba-security-patch-released-today/) - Yesterday a security advisory was announced for vulnerability in SAMBA. Read more at ZDNet. Today FreeNAS released version 8.0.4-p1, which contains a patch to fix the SAMBA vulnerability. In the release notes, FreeNAS states that all versions prior to this one may be affected by this critical SAMBA vulnerability. If you're running an earlier version
- [Configuring 193 disks in under 2 minutes with PowerShell and diskpart.](https://www.fixtheexchange.com/2011/09/02/configuring-193-disks-in-under-2-minutes-with-powershell-and-diskpart/) - Today at work I had to partition, format, and label, 193 disks, in Server 2008 R2. Each disk was a LUN on an EMC SAN. The server is an HP ProLiant BL460c G7 Server Blade. This will be an Exchange 2010 mailbox server that is part of a Database Availability Group (DAG) when it is
- [Creating 188 volume mount points in under 2 minutes with PowerShell and diskpart.](https://www.fixtheexchange.com/2011/09/06/creating-188-volume-mount-points-in-under-2-minutes-with-powershell-and-diskpart/) - Last week I showed you how I used PowerShell and diskpart to partition, format, and label 193 disks. If you'll recall, I said I still needed to figure out how to get 188 of those disks mapped to folders for Volume Mount Points. My goal was to get this 100% automated. Due to time constraints,
- [Budget Laboratory: Part 1 - Multi-WAN Load Balancing with pfSense on VMWare Workstation](https://www.fixtheexchange.com/2011/08/30/budget-laboratory-part-1-multi-wan-load-balancing-pfsense-vmware-workstation/) - Wait a minute, I thought this was an "Exchange blog", why is your first article about networking with pfSense?! Well, in order to create high quality Exchange related content for this site, I've been building a lab. There has been some interest in how I've setup my lab, so I thought I'd show you. What
- [Budget Laboratory: Part 2 - iSCSI Virtual SAN with FreeNAS 8](https://www.fixtheexchange.com/2011/09/06/budget-laboratory-part2-iscsi-virtual-san-with-freenas-8/) - Storage Area Networks (SANs) are used in most Enterprise class networks, you'll also find them at a lot of small and medium businesses. A lot of systems rely on SANs to provide high availability features. A SAN is great to have for setting up shared storage for any type of cluster. Fiber used to be
- [Budget Laboratory: Part 3 - VMWare ESXi 4.1 on VMWare Workstation 7](https://www.fixtheexchange.com/2011/09/07/budget-laboratory-part3-vmware-esxi4-on-vmware-workstation-7/) - For this installment of my "Budget Laboratory" series, I'll show you how to install VMWare ESXi 4.1 on VMWare Workstation 7. Yes, we'll be running Virtual Machines (VMs) inside of a VM! Why would anyone want to do such a thing? To learn ESXi and vSphere of course! If you don't have spare hardware for
- [Budget Laboratory: Part 4 - Connecting VMWare ESXi 4.1 to an iSCSI SAN through vSphere](https://www.fixtheexchange.com/2011/09/08/budget-laboratory-part-4-connecting-vmware-esxi-4-1-to-an-iscsi-san-through-vsphere/) - For Part 4 of the "Budget Laboratory" series, we're going to connect the ESXi 4.1 server we installed in Part 3, to the Virtual SAN we created using FreeNAS 8 in Part 2, using the vSphere client. You will need: An iSCSI SAN. An ESXi 4.1 Server. A system running the vSphere client.* *If you
- [Budget Laboratory: Part 5 - Creating an OS Template VM in ESXi 4.1](https://www.fixtheexchange.com/2011/09/21/budget-laboratory-part-5-creating-an-os-template-vm-in-esxi-4-1/) - Installing an Operating System (O/S) can take hours. Good thing when it comes to deploying Virtual Machines (VMs), you really only need to do this once. So for the final installment of the "Budget Laboratory" series, I'm going to show you how to create a VM for use as an O/S template, using the vSphere
- [Mass Importing Mobile Phone Numbers into Active Directory using PowerShell and QAD Tools.](https://www.fixtheexchange.com/2011/09/29/mass-importing-mobile-phone-numbers-into-active-directory-using-powershell-and-qad-tools/) - I had an interesting request at work today. Management wanted all employees with a company issued cell phone, to have that cell phone number show up in the "Mobile" field of the "Phone/Notes" tab in Outlook. Due to international legal concerns, it was only to be employees in the US. Obviously this information is stored
- [Windows 8 to use fewer resources.](https://www.fixtheexchange.com/2011/09/13/windows-8-to-use-fewer-resources/) - During his keynote speech today, Microsoft Windows Division President Steven Sinofsky demonstrated the resource useage of Windows 8 on an old Lenovo Netbook. Windows 8 is set to use almost 50% less RAM than Windows 7. It shed a few processes, and uses significantly less CPU resources.
- [Windows 8 Developer Preview Available Tonight](https://www.fixtheexchange.com/2011/09/13/windows-8-developer-preview-available-tonight/) - Microsoft announced that they will be releasing the Windows 8 Developer preview "later this week". According to PCMag.com, it will be available at 8PM Pacific time tonight. Keep an eye on the Windows Dev Center, as the download will be posted there. I'll be downloading it and writing up a full review as soon
- [Windows 8's new "BSOD"](https://www.fixtheexchange.com/2011/09/14/windows-8s-new-bsod/) - Windows 8 has a new "BSOD", or "Blue Screen of Death". Microsoft apparently tried to make it look a little friendlier. Notice how it suggests you search for the error online.
- [VMWare Workstation 8 Released](https://www.fixtheexchange.com/2011/09/14/vmware-workstation-8-released/) - VMWare released version 8 of Workstation today. The upgrade costs $99, and a new license will set you back $199. The new version boasts over 50 new features, including: Remotely connect to virtual machines running on VMware Workstation, VMware vSphere, and VMware vCenter anywhere on your network Simply drag and drop when you are
- [How-To: Install Windows 8 Developer Preview on VMware Workstation 8](https://www.fixtheexchange.com/2011/09/14/how-to-install-windows-8-developer-preview-on-vmware-workstation-8/) - Today I'm going to show you how to install the Windows 8 Developer Preview on VMware Workstation 8. The Windows 8 Developer Preview was just released last night (09/13/2011), and VMware Workstation 8 was just released today (09/14/2011). UPDATE: If you came here because the Windows 8 Consumer Preview was released today (02/29/2012), this
- [64-bit guests on nested ESXi/vSphere now possible thanks to Workstation 8](https://www.fixtheexchange.com/2011/09/15/64-bit-guests-on-nested-esxi-vsphere-now-possible-thanks-to-workstation-8/) - Before VMware released version 8 of their popular Workstation software, it was not possible to run 64-bit guest operating systems (O/S) from an ESXi 4.1 or vSphere 5 guest. This nested Virtual Machine (VM) setup is great for learning and test lab environments, but up until now you were limited to 32-bit guest O/S's. Workstation 8
- [How To: Install Active Directory on Windows Server 2003](https://www.fixtheexchange.com/2011/09/22/how-to-install-active-directory-on-windows-server-2003/) - I know what you're thinking, it's 2011, Windows Server 2008 R2 has been out for years, why are you writing tutorials for Windows Server 2003? Well many organizations still use it. While you may not create a brand new Forest or Domain for use in a production environment, you may find yourself in need of
- [Citrix releases XenServer 6.0](https://www.fixtheexchange.com/2011/09/27/citrix-releases-xenserver-6-0/) - Although no official press release has been made yet, Citrix released XenServer 6.0 today. There are quite a few new features, including GPU pass-through, support for Microsoft SCVMM and SCOM, support for new operating systems, and much more. You can download XenServer 6.0 here, or read the release notes here, or read the new documentation
- [Smoked by Windows Hyper-V Server 8 Beta.](https://www.fixtheexchange.com/2012/04/27/smoked-by-windows-hyper-v-server-8-beta/) - You may have seen the "Smoked by Windows Phone" ad campaign, where a Windows Phone does something faster than another phone. Well how about "Smoked by Hyper-V Server" challenge? As part of my initiative to "Do IT the Microsoft way", I set about switching over from VMware ESXi to Hyper-V. After installing Hyper-V Server
- [Microsoft releases Update Rollup 5 for Exchange Server 2007 SP3](https://www.fixtheexchange.com/2011/09/22/microsoft-releases-update-rollup-5-for-exchange-server-2007-sp3/) - Microsoft released Update Rollup 5 for Exchange Server 2007 SP3 today. Download it here: http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=27552 Read about what issues are resolved in this update here: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;2602324 See the original announcement on The Exchange Team Blog here: http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/archive/2011/09/22/released-update-r... At less than 55MB, it is a rather small update rollup.
- [Automating mass Exchange 2010 database creation with PowerShell.](https://www.fixtheexchange.com/2011/10/10/automating-mass-exchange-2010-database-creation-with-powershell/) - A few weeks ago, I showed you my solution to creating a mass amount of disks with PowerShell and diskpart, for future use as Exchange 2010 database and log drives. I finally had time to go back and create the databases for this environment. In this environment, I had 4 Exchange 2010 servers with the
- [Mass deletion of databases on an Exchange 2010 Database Availability Group.](https://www.fixtheexchange.com/2011/10/20/mass-deletion-of-databases-on-an-exchange-2010-database-availability-group/) - Last week I showed you a script that I wrote to create a mass amount of databases and database copies on an Exchange 2010 Database Availability Group (DAG). Since that script was a work in progress, I needed to test it again. This meant I needed to get rid of most of the databases it
- [Storage choices when virtualizing Exchange.](https://www.fixtheexchange.com/2011/12/01/storage-choices-when-virtualizing-exchange/) - Alex Fontana over on the VMware blogs posted a great article on choosing between virtual disks (VMDK files) and Raw-device Mappings (RDM) when virtualizing an Exchange server. Check it out here: http://blogs.vmware.com/apps/2011/11/virtualized-exchange-storage-vmdk-or-rdm-or.html I have deployed virtualized Exchange servers on VMDK files in ESXi 4.1 environments without any issues. I've also used the "In-guest iSCSI" method
- [Microsoft releases Service Pack 2 for Exchange 2010!](https://www.fixtheexchange.com/2011/12/05/microsoft-releases-service-pack-2-for-exchange-2010/) - Service Pack 2 for Exchange 2010 was released today! Check out the new features here: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh529924.aspx Download it here: http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=28190 Or read the announcement from the Exchange Team here: http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/archive/2011/12/05/released-exchange-server-2010-sp2.aspx
- [How-To: Install Windows 8 Consumer Preview on VMWare Workstation 8](https://www.fixtheexchange.com/2012/02/29/how-to-install-windows-8-consumer-preview-on-vmware-workstation-8/) - The Windows 8 Consumer Preview was released today (02/29/2012). If you want to try it out, there's no better way to do it than with a Virtual Machine using VMWare Workstation 8. As a reminder, only version 8 will work with Windows 8, so if you're still using version 7, it's time to upgrade. If
- [Doing IT the Microsoft way.](https://www.fixtheexchange.com/2012/04/20/doing-it-the-microsoft-way/) - For over 13 years, I've made a living off of Microsoft products. However, Microsoft has always been only a portion of what I've made my living off of. Throughout my career, every place I've worked has used Microsoft solutions for some areas, but chose products from other vendors in other areas. In most cases where
- [Check out the new Windows 8 Task Manager.](https://www.fixtheexchange.com/2011/10/14/check-out-the-new-windows-8-task-manager/) - Microsoft has made quite a few changes to the Task Manager for Windows 8. In a very detailed post on the MSDN Blogs, Microsoft goes over a little bit of the history of the Task Manager, from the "Task List" in Windows 3.0, to the new Task Manager in Windows 8. There's plenty of screen
- [Windows 8 Consumer Preview available today!](https://www.fixtheexchange.com/2012/02/29/windows-8-consumer-preview-available-today/) - Happy Leap Day! The Windows 8 Consumer preview is available for download here. It is available in 5 different languages, including English, Chinese, French, German, and Japanese. The 64-bit ISO is 3.3GB and the 32-bit ISO is 2.5GB. Product key is on the download page. System Requirements Windows 8 Consumer Preview works great on the
- [The 4 faces of Windows Server 8](https://www.fixtheexchange.com/2012/04/16/the-4-faces-of-windows-server-8/) - I finally had some time to install the Windows Server 8 Beta in my lab. Since doing so, I've discovered there are 4 faces to Windows Server 8. During install, you're presented with a choice between 2 of them, "Server Core" and "Server with GUI". The other 2 currently require running a few commands to
- [Windows 8 Release Preview is here!](https://www.fixtheexchange.com/2012/05/31/windows-8-release-preview-is-here/) - The Windows 8 Release Preview was announced today. Read the Press Release here: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/news/Press/2012/May12/05-31Windows8RPPR.aspx Learn more about the Windows 8 Release Preview here: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-8/release-preview Download it here: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-8/download
- [Windows Server 2012 Release Candidate now available!](https://www.fixtheexchange.com/2012/06/01/windows-server-2012-release-candidate-now-available/) - Microsoft announced the Windows Server 2012 Release Candidate yesterday. You can download it here: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/hh670538.aspx I suppose that means it is now official, what was previously known as the Windows Server 8 Beta, will be called Windows Server 2012.
- [Windows 8 released to manufactures, and general availability announced.](https://www.fixtheexchange.com/2012/08/03/windows-8-released-to-manufactures-and-general-availability-announced/) - Yesterday (August 1st 2012) Microsoft announced that Windows 8 had been released to manufactures. This means it's out of beta! They also announced general availability (aka the day you'll be able to buy it) as being October 26th 2012. Read more here: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2012/08/01/releasing-windows-8-august-1-2012.aspx
- [NDR "550 5.7.1 Submission has been disabled for this account" during migration from Exchange 2003 to 2010](https://www.fixtheexchange.com/2012/03/21/ndr-550-5-7-1-submission-has-been-disabled-for-this-account-during-migration-from-exchange-2003-to-2010/) - Here's an interesting issue you may run into when migration from Exchange 2003 to Exchange 2010. E-mails passing through the Exchange 2010 Hub Transport role may bounce back with a Non-Delivery Report (NDR) with the SMTP code 550 5.7.1 that says something like "Submission has been disabled for this account." You would normally only see
- [Exchange 15 is coming...](https://www.fixtheexchange.com/2012/04/04/exchange-15-is-coming/) - Yesterday the Exchange Team announced the Microsoft Exchange Conference 2012, the 1st time this conference has been held in 10 years. The Conference will take place in Orlando Florida between September 24th and 26th. Along with this announcement comes a little bit of news regarding Exchange 15. Specifically that the beta will be available
- [Update Rollup 2 for Exchange 2010 Service Pack 2 Released!](https://www.fixtheexchange.com/2012/04/16/update-rollup-2-for-exchange-2010-service-pack-2-released/) - Update Rollup 2 for Exchange 2010 Service Pack 2 was released today. You can download it here.
- [Upgrading Exchange 2010 to Service Pack 2](https://www.fixtheexchange.com/2012/05/29/upgrading-exchange-2010-to-service-pack-2/) - Today I had my 1st "Phone Advisory" with a large customer wanting some guidance on upgrading to Service Pack 2 for Exchange 2010. It was an excellent discussion, and even though SP2 has been out for about 6 months now, there are still many organizations of all sizes that haven't installed it yet. If you
- [Update Rollup 3 for Exchange 2010 Service Pack 2 Released!](https://www.fixtheexchange.com/2012/05/29/update-rollup-3-for-exchange-2010-service-pack-2-released/) - Update Rollup 3 for Exchange 2010 Service Pack 2 was released today! Check out the announcement from the Exchange Team here. Download Update Rollup 3 here. Check out a list of issues that are resolved by Update Rollup 3 here. Learn how to install the latest update rollup for Exchange 2010
- [Exchange 15 (2013) and Office 15 (2013) Previews released!](https://www.fixtheexchange.com/2012/07/17/exchange-15-2013-and-office-15-2013-previews-released/) - It's official, Exchange 15, the next version of Exchange, will be called Exchange 2013! The preview was announced today, you can download it here. Learn more about Exchange 2013 here. Or check out the Exchange 2013 Resources for IT Pros here. The Customer Preview for Office 15, which will be called Office 2013, was also
- [Update Rollup 4 for Exchange 2010 Service Pack 2 Released!](https://www.fixtheexchange.com/2012/08/14/update-rollup-4-for-exchange-2010-service-pack-2-released/) - Update Rollup 4 for Exchange Service Pack 2 was released today. Read more about it on The Exchange Team Blog, or download it here.
- [Exchange, Office, Lync, and Sharepoint 2013 all reach RTM!](https://www.fixtheexchange.com/2012/10/12/exchange-office-lync-and-sharepoint-2013-all-reach-rtm/) - If you haven't heard yet, the next version (15 aka 2013) of Exchange, Office, Lync, and SharePoint all hit "Release To Manufacturing" (RTM) late yesterday afternoon. Exchange 2013 RTM announcement. Office 2013 RTM announcement. Lync 2013 RTM announcement. SharePoint 2013 RTM announcement.
- [Autodiscover error 0x80090014 during Outlook's Test E-mail AutoConfiguration](https://www.fixtheexchange.com/2015/09/18/autodiscover-error-0x80090014-during-outlooks-test-e-mail-autoconfiguration/) - This week I was helping a customer figure out why their Windows 8.1 with Outlook 2013 clients couldn't connect to Exchange 2010 over Outlook Anywhere with Smartcard Authentication, but their Windows 7 with Outlook 2010 clients could. After a couple days of looking at network traces on firewalls, Process Explorer, and Process Monitor on several
- [Exchange 2016 is here!](https://www.fixtheexchange.com/2015/10/01/exchange-2016-is-here/) - Exchange 2016 has been officially released! Read the official announcement here: http://aka.ms/msexchange2016 More to come soon.
- [Workarounds for Exchange issues caused by iOS 6.1](https://www.fixtheexchange.com/2013/02/12/workarounds-for-exchange-issues-caused-by-ios-6-1/) - Apple has done it again. Yet another iOS release is causing major issues when a device (iPhone, iPad, iPod, etc) running it connects to Exchange via ActiveSync. Microsoft and Apple are working together to resolve this issue. In the past this has usually resulted in Apple releasing a patch for iOS to resolve the issue.
- [Exchange 2007 SP3 RU10, and Exchange 2010 SP3 released!](https://www.fixtheexchange.com/2013/02/13/exchange-2007-sp3-ru10-and-exchange-2010-sp3-released/) - Exchange 2007 SP3 RU10 was released today, read more here. Exchange 2010 SP3 was also released today, read more here. Both of these updates bring us one step closer to coexistence with Exchange 2013. Exchange 2013 CU1 will be the final piece this puzzle, and should be released before the end of Q1.
- [Exchange 2013 Deployment Assistant and Jetstress 2013 are now available!](https://www.fixtheexchange.com/2013/03/08/exchange-2013-deployment-assistant-and-jetstress-2013-are-now-available/) - Jetstress 2013 was released yesterday! Get it here. The Exchange 2013 Deployment Assistant was also released earlier this week, find it here. Use these tools to help start preparing your organization to deploy Exchange 2013!
- [Exchange 2013 CU1 Release Date Announced!](https://www.fixtheexchange.com/2013/03/26/exchange-2013-cu1-release-date-announced/) - Yesterday the Exchange Product Team announced that CU1 for Exchange 2013 will be released April 2nd. Read more here. This means we're only 1 week away from finally being able to migrate from Exchange 2007 or 2010 to 2013!
- [Exchange 2013 CU1 has been released!](https://www.fixtheexchange.com/2013/04/02/exchange-2013-cu1-has-been-released/) - Exchange 2013 CU1 was released today! Find out more here, or download it here. This means that coexistence/migration with/from Exchange 2007/2010 is now officially possible and supported!
- [The Exchange 2013 RoleCalc has been released!](https://www.fixtheexchange.com/2013/05/14/the-exchange-2013-rolecalc-has-been-released/) - The Exchange 2013 RoleCalc is finally here! This is the tool we've all been waiting for to help figure out sizing for Exchange 2013 deployments.
- [Exchange 2010 SP3 RU1 Released!](https://www.fixtheexchange.com/2013/05/30/exchange-2010-sp3-ru1-released/) - RU1 for Exchange 2010 SP3 has been released! Read more about it here, or download it here.
- [Exchange 2013 RTM CU2 has been released, and RoleCalc has been updated!](https://www.fixtheexchange.com/2013/07/09/exchange-2013-rtm-cu2-has-been-released-and-rolecalc-has-been-updated/) - Exchange 2013 RTM CU2 has been released! Read about it here, download it here, or read the release notes here. CU2 requires a Schema Update, so make sure you run it from an account with the appropriate Active Directory permissions. The Per Server Database limit has been increased from 50 to 100, which means
- [Office 365 Best Practices Analyzer for Exchange Server 2013 Beta Now Availble!](https://www.fixtheexchange.com/2013/09/05/office-365-best-practices-analyzer-for-exchange-server-2013-beta-now-availble/) - The Office 365 Best Practices Analyzer for Exchange Server 2013 is now available! Download it here.
- [Exchange 2013 CU3 and Exchange 2010 SP3 RU3 are now available!](https://www.fixtheexchange.com/2013/11/25/exchange-2013-cu3-and-exchange-2010-sp3-ru3-are-now-available/) - Exchange 2013 CU3 is now available, download it here. Exchange 2010 SP3 RU3 is now available, download it here.
- [Exchange 2013 SP1, 2010 SP3 RU5, and 2007 SP3 RU13 released.](https://www.fixtheexchange.com/2014/03/03/exchange-2013-sp1-2010-sp3-ru5-and-2007-sp3-ru13-released/) - If you haven't noticed already, Exchange 2013 SP1, Exchange 2010 SP3 RU5, and Exchange 2007 SP3 RU13 were all released last week (Feb 25th). I'm a little behind due to traveling for work. I am particularly excited about the new DLP features in Exchange 2013 SP1. A collegue and I personally lobbied the Exchange Product
- [Exchange 2010 SP3 RU6 and Exchange 2013 CU5 Released!](https://www.fixtheexchange.com/2014/05/28/exchange-2010-sp3-ru6-and-exchange-2013-cu5-released/) - Exchange 2010 SP3 RU6 and Exchange 2013 CU5 were released today! RU6 only contains bug fixes. CU5 includes OAB improvements in addition to bug fixes.
- [Exchange 2010 SP3 RU7 and Exchange 2013 CU6 - Catching up...](https://www.fixtheexchange.com/2014/09/02/exchange-2010-sp3-ru7-and-exchange-2013-cu6-catching-up/) - Due to traveling and the holidays, I'm a little late on getting this out there... Exchange 2010 SP3 RU7 and Exchange 2013 CU6 were both released last week (August 26th 2014). Exchange 2010 SP3 RU7 has a handful of bug fixes, and so far is rather unintersting and uneventful. Exchange 2013 CU6 on the other hand, has had
- [Exchange 2013 CU7, Exchange 2010 SP3 RU8, and Exchange 2007 SP3 RU15 have been released!](https://www.fixtheexchange.com/2014/12/10/exchange-2013-cu7-exchange-2010-sp3-ru8-and-exchange-2007-sp3-ru15-have-been-released/) - Exchange 2013 CU7, Exchange 2010 SP3 RU8, Exchange 2007 SP3 RU15, and UM Language Packs for CU7, were all released yesterday. These include important security fixes for vulnerabilities outlined in MS14-075. There have been reports of RU8 breaking Outlook connectivity. Because of this, RU8 is being recalled, so expect an RU8v2. For more information, see the
- [Exchange 2013 CU8, Exchange 2010 SP3 RU9, and Exchange 2007 SP3 RU16 have been released!](https://www.fixtheexchange.com/2015/03/17/exchange-2013-cu8-exchange-2010-sp3-ru9-and-exchange-2007-sp3-ru16-have-been-released/) - Exchange 2013 CU8, Exchange 2010 SP3 RU9, and Exchange 2007 SP3 RU16 have all been released!
- [Changing my focus in 2016.](https://www.fixtheexchange.com/2016/01/05/changing-my-focus-in-2016/) - I've always had two passions throughout my IT career, Messaging, and Security. I tend to change my focus from one to the other every few years. For the past couple years as a Premier Field Engineer, I was fortunate enough to be able to leverage both of my passions, however Messaging was my primary focus. Yesterday
- [Defending Active Directory Against Cyberattacks](https://www.fixtheexchange.com/2019/11/22/defending-active-directory-against-cyberattacks/) - Back in April of 2016, Zaid Arafeh, Clare Kearney, and I, recorded a 7 part series for the Microsoft Virtual Academy titled "Defending Active Directory against Cyberattacks". Unfortunately Microsoft retired the Virtual Academy and most of the recordings are no longer available. Some of the content is now part of this edX course on Managing
- [Hunting Webshells on Microsoft Exchange Server](https://www.fixtheexchange.com/2017/05/08/hunting-webshells-on-microsoft-exchange-server/) - Microsoft Exchange Servers are a high value target, making investigation of them during Incident Response vital, but where do you start? What should you look for? Backdoor implants in the form of webshells hiding in OWA are on the rise. Find out how to hunt webshells and differentiate between legitimate use and attacker activity, using
- [Reducing the Exchange and Active Directory Attack Surface](https://www.fixtheexchange.com/2019/02/12/reducing-the-exchange-and-active-directory-attack-surface/) - Three years ago I wrote a document titled "Removing Exchange's ability to impact Tier 0 and Tier 1" that was distributed internally at Microsoft as well as to dozens of Microsoft customers as part of Cybersecurity services delivered through Microsoft Consulting Services (MCS). I had always intended to get this document published publicly, but for
- [EXCLUSIVE: Exchange 2016 to run on Minecraft!](https://www.fixtheexchange.com/2015/04/01/exclusive-exchange-2016-to-run-on-minecraft/) - A month in advance of the Ignite Conference, an anonymous source within the Exchange Product Group tells us Exchange 2016 is being built on, and will run entirely inside of, Minecraft. Check out my exlusive interview below! FixTheExchange: Why Minecraft?! Anonymous Exchange Product Group Person: We were really excited when Microsoft bought Minecraft. We'd
- [Exchange 2016 SP1 to run on Linux!](https://www.fixtheexchange.com/2016/04/01/exchange-2016-sp1-to-run-on-linux/) - Ever since last month's announcement that Microsoft SQL Server will be coming to Linux, quiet rumors have been floating around that some of Microsoft's other Enterprise Products, such as Exchange Server, may follow suit. With this week's announcement at the Build conference about the popular Linux shell "BASH" coming to Windows, I decided it was time to see
- [Where to find me during the Microsoft Ignite Conference](https://www.fixtheexchange.com/2015/04/30/where-to-find-me-during-the-microsoft-ignite-conference/) - Here are some times/places you can find me during the Microsoft Ignite conference next week. Sunday May 3rd3-4 PM - #BeerIT - I'm hoping to make this pre-conference party, but the time conflicts with a meeting I have. Hopefully I'll be able to make it for at least part of it.6-9 PM - Exchange and Sharepoint
- [Join me for "Shut the Front Door! Securing your Messaging Environment" at the Microsoft Ignite Conference on May 6th!](https://www.fixtheexchange.com/2015/04/01/join-me-for-shut-the-front-door-securing-your-messaging-environment-at-the-microsoft-ignite-conference-on-may-6th/) - If you haven't already heard, I'll be delivering a session at the Microsoft Ignite conference at the McCormick Place in Chicago Illinois May 4-8. My session is called "Shut the Front Door! Securing your Messaging Environment". (Session code BRK3109) UPDATED! TIME CHANGE! (Updated again, for some reason the strikethrough text isn't working, removed some text to
- [Join me at the 2017 SANS Threat Hunting and Incident Response Summit - April 18th and 19th](https://www.fixtheexchange.com/2016/12/13/join-me-at-the-2017-sans-threat-hunting-and-incident-response-summit-april-18th-and-19th/) - I'll be presenting a brand new session titled "Hunting Webshells on Microsoft Exchange Server" at the 2017 SANS Threat Hunting and Incident Response Summit in New Orleans on April 18th and 19th!My session abstract:"Microsoft Exchange Servers are a high value target, making investigation of them during Incident Response vital, but where do you start? What
- [Hunting Webshells: Tracking TwoFace](https://www.fixtheexchange.com/2019/09/09/hunting-webshells-tracking-twoface/) - Microsoft Exchange Servers are a high-value target for many adversaries, which makes the investigation of them during Incident Response vital. Backdoor implants in the form of webshells and IIS modules on servers are on the rise. Find out how to hunt webshells and differentiate between legitimate use and attacker activity, using default logging available on
- [The ABCs of Containment, Eradication, and Recovery](https://www.fixtheexchange.com/2019/08/30/the-abcs-of-containment-eradication-and-recovery/) - In the physical realm, a successful hunt ends with either a kill or a capture. While some might enjoy the thrill of the hunt, no one really wants to walk away empty handed. Why do we treat hunting in the digital realm differently? The Containment, Eradication, and Recovery phase of the Incident Response Lifecycle is the digital equivalent
- [The Hitchhiker's Guide to Data Breaches](https://www.fixtheexchange.com/2019/08/30/the-hitchhikers-guide-to-data-breaches/) - The results are in, you’ve been breached. It’s officially the worst day of your career. How will you handle what comes next? Are you prepared to navigate the long road to recovery? Where do you even begin? Come, hitch a ride with me, I’ll show you the way. Lessons learned from dozens of compromise recoveries
- [Best of Both Worlds: Blending Tactics from the Public and Private Sectors](https://www.fixtheexchange.com/2019/08/30/best-of-both-worlds-blending-tactics-from-the-public-and-private-sectors/) - Public and private enterprises face the same threats, and yet often have different approaches to defense. What if you could take some of the best tactics from each and blend them together? What if I told you this is already happening in small pockets around the US? Enhance your defenses by studying the strengths and

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