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My mistake, VPNs do bypass conditional access

https://danielchronlund.com/2022/01/07/the-attackers-guide-t...

My mistake, VPNs do bypass conditional access

https://danielchronlund.com/2022/01/07/the-attackers-guide-t...

lmao tell that to authorities

Can any of you smart programmers look at this? Is the auth bypass just incompetence?

Screenconnect is a remote admin tool that enables IT support to remote control screen and run scripts. Usually used in companies to provide support to computers.

So, if hacked, this enables the attacker to run anything as SYSTEM account (similar to root) on computers connected to the Screenconnect instance. It is handy to have agents on machines to enable hands off support.

Dont cry when you get caught by conditional access :)

Hello, please pay taxes in the country you are in also :)

Note, all this may not be allowed if this is your managed work device. Here is some of my stuff I do.

In general: Turn Windows updates ON!! DO NOT use any "debloater" scripts!!

You can use a local account if you login with no@outlook.com and any password or something. https://www.ghacks.net/2023/03/11/how-to-set-up-windows-11-w...

In the Windows Settings just dick around a bit and play around with what you like.

There is a Dev section, I turn on everything for EXCEPT RDP incoming connections.

Win11 - This video shows how to restore a lot of stuff from Win10 they removed. And good stuff to disable in settings as you please. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cL-RTGQ3iQk

"Godmode" folder shows you a lot of hidden settings https://www.howtogeek.com/402458/enable-god-mode-in-windows-...

Verbose login - Shows more detail on login and logoff https://community.spiceworks.com/how_to/132125-enable-verbos...

Remove Aero Shake https://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-7/disable-aero-shake...

Mmc.exe - old but good

Sounds - Windows startup sound turn on

Device manager - Turn off network card sleep

Set DNS to Cloudflare for Families or ControlD for filtering

O&O Shutup to turn off a lot of spyware shit https://www.oo-software.com/en/shutup10

Applications:

Microsoft Sysinternals Suite - Process Explorer is a way better task manager and psexec to run things as SYSTEM.

Firefox + ublock origin. Can set as defualt browser now when Firefox asks.

Notepad++ and Notepad2

ShareX - screenshots

Eartrumpet - Volume management

ModernFlyouts - Volume, Caps lock notification etc. Just way nicer than default.

Twinkle Tary - Adjust monitor brithness with app

TranclucentTB - Windows 10, adjust taskbar.

Microsoft Powertoys - A tonne of extra programs and settings, program launcher, caffeine to prevent sleep etc.

Mouse without borders - control several PCs with one keyboard and mouse. Works best over wiered network. Microsoft made. Free.

Quicklook - Preview files with Spacebar like MacOS.

CoreTemp - Temp and load monitor, also get hwmonitor and hwinfo

7zip - Zip,RAR etc

Everything - Searches well, everything, way better on a Windows machine.

Also go to Ninite.com and install stuff from there.

No need for antivirus besides Defender unless you already have a paid one you like/company installed.

A lot from here https://www.neowin.net/news/top-11-apps-every-windows-11-use...

Yes, the power of Windows!!

>when in other countries they'd spend a fortune to find out what's wrong with you in NL unless it's 100% clear you're going to have a hard time getting the care that you need.

Sweden here, I hear the same things. I have had good experiences with health care here as my problems have been "normal" and straight forward.

But what other countries? Really, name one.

Same with computers.

You want to fix a straight forward problem or a vague one?

low digitalization, high taxation

Sweden is highly digitalized, we pay on our phones, pay taxes on our phones, do government stuff on phone or webbrowser. No stores do cash anymore (also a negative)

High taxes is a positive if used right

Someone call Linus Tech Tips right now!!!

babahahahaha xddddd

That was the orginial name

https://techcrunch.com/2020/12/01/ivanti-has-acquired-securi...

Yes? As opposed to, what? You need to think back 15–20 years ago, people needed VPNs to remote into company networks, that's why there are so many Cisco ASA's out there, and they just keep chugging along.

Sure NOW there is zscaler and cloudflare tunnels and wireguard, but those are fairly new and companies don't want to rip out gear “that works”

Better headline would be Ivanti Pulse Secure VPN.

Ivanti is a large company that "makes" VPNs, MDMs,patch management apps etc... Not just pulse secure VPN.

I say "makes" as the VPN was originally Juniper, the patch program they have was Shavlik. So they BUY IT enterprise companies when the VC money runs out or founder wants to exit.

Yea, but getting 3 months pay without having to work sounds even better for the employee. Now, there will still be the issue of dropping off Slack and hand off etc.

I do read too much Reddit, but I also live in Sweden lol

For me, it's the stories of "how IT jobs suck" but it's not that IT jobs suck it is due to where you live.

Also the misunderstandings of how things work here.

OP said "Layoffs in the WFH era are weird"

Yes they are, but people here don't suddenly go offline quite as weird is what I was trying to get at.

I am unsure actually as I am not an employer. I am sure it is possible but probably for sensitive jobs like military or something.

Some links if you want to google translate https://www.unionen.se/rad-och-stod/uppsagningstider-om-din-...

There is "duty of loyalty" where you can get sued for leaks etc https://www.unionen.se/rad-och-stod/om-lojalitetsplikt-och-l...

Not a WFH thing. This is a USA thing!!

Edit: OP said "Layoffs in the WFH era are weird" Yes they are, but people here don't suddenly go offline quite as weird is what I was trying to get at.

Here in Sweden if you are FTE there is usually a 1-3 month layoff period (upppsägningstid) where you work and get paid still. At the end of the period you leave.

People usually email the team and even the entire company with "hey im leaving here is my info"

Now people CAN get fired day of, but that has to be VERY grounded.

Again, Not a WFH thing. This is a USA thing!! I notice this time and time again where people complain about IT or WFH, but it's just that you're in the USA, land of the exploited.

The cameras usually have better sensors, not just the resolution.

Why not go into a Sales Engineer role? I hear those make bank and some devs even move into it.

On Thursday, the Expert Group for Studies in Public Economics (ESO) will present a report on the employment level of refugees between 1983 and 2015. Among other things, the study shows that the integration of refugees gradually deteriorated during the period, and that an average refugee represents a cost of SEK 74 000 per year for public finances.

https://www.svt.se/nyheter/inrikes/ny-eso-rapport-flyktingin...

And the original blog/video isent saying this?

Maybe I speak for myself, but the reason I visit this site is for longer in-depth topics on everything, not just tech. I'm not a programmer, more IT, so some posts are way over my head.

But this site is a good filter to get good, long articles and videos and in-depth discussion in the comments.

Short meme comedy skits can be left to plenty of sites like 9gag/some subreddits etc. There is a time and a place for that too. But in my opinion, not on HN.

Thank you for posting the original link.

The new one the admin switched to is some people yelling. A "comedy" sketch.

I saw a few seconds of people yelling and turned it off. What is this crap?

Sweden here, welcome! We need more of your kind of immigrant for sure! Working is number 1, willing to take part, and learning the culture.

We will close the border, and kill them. :)

The Paris style aperment seems good

Just do 1800s baroque fascades but more classical modern internals

Android phones like Samsung and Oneplus etc are good now. Why put yourself through this? For iMessage?