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Category: Security

Query CVE information using the PowerShell PoshCVE Module

There are many CVEs every day across multiple platforms, and browsing and creating a report tailored to your needs is much easier with the PoshCVE Module. In this blog post, I will show you how it works.

Harm Veenstra PowerShell, Security Leave a comment August 20, 2026August 21, 2026 3 Minutes

Using the PowerShell Webserver Module

Ever needed to start a web server without installing IIS or a similar web server? Then the Webserver PowerShell Module could be something for you 🙂 In this blog post, I will show you how it works.

Harm Veenstra Fun, Networking, PowerShell, Security Leave a comment July 3, 2026July 3, 2026 4 Minutes

Create executables of PowerShell scripts

Giving PowerShell scripts to people often results in questions like, "How do I start this?" or "I ran this, but nothing happens..." (When sending a script that contained a function). In this blog post, I will show you how to create an executable of a script and its limitations.

Harm Veenstra PowerShell, Security 5 Comments May 22, 2026May 22, 2026 2 Minutes

Check mail records using the DomainHealthChecker PowerShell Module

Verifying DNS records for Exchange Online is something that I do for migrations or security scans. I wrote a function for that in the past, but the DomainHealthChecker module is pretty extensive! In this small blog post, I will show you how to use it.

Harm Veenstra Microsoft Exchange, PowerShell, Security 1 Comment April 17, 2026April 17, 2026 2 Minutes

Test SSL/TLS Protocols using PowerShell

Testing enabled SSL and TLS protocols on servers is something I have to do for hardening and security purposes. Of course, you can do that using PowerShell with the Test-TlsProtocols Module from TechnologyAnimal 🙂 In this blog post, I will show you how.

Harm Veenstra Networking, PowerShell, Security 4 Comments January 16, 2026January 17, 2026 3 Minutes

Using the EntraExporter PowerShell module

In the past, I used LDIFDE or CSVDE to export Active Directory information. For Entra ID, there's EntraExporter from Merill Fernando 🙂 In this blog post, I will show you how it works.

Harm Veenstra Azure, Entra ID, Microsoft Graph, PowerShell, Security 1 Comment November 20, 2025November 22, 2025 8 Minutes

Report on Named Locations using PowerShell

Named Locations are convenient to use, but obtaining a clear overview from within the Conditional Access panes can be challenging. In this blog post, I will show how you can create a nice overview and report of them 🙂

Harm Veenstra Azure AD, Entra ID, PowerShell, Security Leave a comment November 14, 2025November 14, 2025 5 Minutes

Search and download Microsoft Updates using the MSCatalogLTS PowerShell module

You can use the Microsoft Update Catalog site to search and download Microsoft Updates, but there's also MSCatalogLTS 🙂 In this blog post, I will demonstrate how it works and explain why it's superior to the traditional catalog site.

Harm Veenstra PowerShell, Security, Windows Updates Leave a comment September 18, 2025September 19, 2025 2 Minutes

Using the Microsoft-Extractor-Suite PowerShell module for collecting Microsoft Online logs

Collecting logs from various Microsoft Endpoints, like Entra, 365 Services, and Azure, can be a hassle sometimes. The Microsoft-Extractor-Suite module from Joey Rentenaar and Korstiaan Tam can help you with that! In this blog post, I will show you how to use it

Harm Veenstra Logs, PowerShell, Security Leave a comment August 8, 2025August 8, 2025 7 Minutes

Introduction to the Microsoft.OSConfig PowerShell module

While at the Microsoft MVP summit, one of the MVPs mentioned the Microsoft.OSConfig module. I haven't used it before, and I like how it works and how the product team works with the Desired State Config team on this! In this blog post, I will show you how it works.

Harm Veenstra PowerShell, Security Leave a comment April 4, 2025April 4, 2025 4 Minutes

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