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Google Details SHA-1 Web Security Issues

Details on the broken state of the Secure Hash Algorithm-1 (SHA-1) were released by security experts at Google last week.

Parsing Command-Line Output with PowerShell

Here's a few ways to control legacy command-line utilities in PowerShell.

Microsoft Reveals SharePoint's Upcoming Plans

Microsoft revealed some of SharePoint's roadmap details this week.

Adobe Flash Player Security Patch Arrives from Microsoft

Microsoft this week released unannounced security updates for Adobe Flash Player in Windows.

Checking SQL Best Practices Using the DBATools Module

With the help of this extremely useful PowerShell module, you'll be able to ensure that all your SQL-based servers are optimized.

Microsoft Moving February Security Patch to March

February's security update, which missed its Feb. 14 release, will now be arriving with March's patch, Microsoft said.

How To Run Code Before and After a Pester Test

Instead of injecting your own code, Pester makes it easy to run setup and teardown tasks when creating new PowerShell scripts.

Microsoft's February Security Patch Delayed

Microsoft's February "patch Tuesday" release did not arrive as scheduled.

Office 365 Secure Score Now Available

Microsoft last week released Office 365 Secure Score API, the company's security analytics tool aimed at evaluating data risk levels in the cloud service.

How To Force PowerShell to Wait for Scheduled Tasks

Learning this handy technique will also allow you to add timers to different types of tasks.

Gmail Support and Workflow Ownership Controls Added to Microsoft Flow

New capabilities for Microsoft Flow are coming soon, the company this week announced.

Azure Active Directory Policy Server Extension Previewed

A new Azure Active Directory aimed at identifying access networking issues became available in preview mode on Monday.

Exploring Dot-Sourcing in PowerShell

Dot-sourcing allows for you to keep your functions modular.

Azure Active Directory Users Now Have Access to Tenant Restrictions

Microsoft added a couple of new Azure Active Directory capabilities this week, including a new control capability that's available commercially.

Exploring Errors in PowerShell

The first step in solving any problem is first learning why the problem occurred in the first place.

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