September 2, 2022
Announcements!
PowerShell Extension for Visual Studio Code August 2022 Update
(devblogs.microsoft.com)
We are excited to announce that the August update to the PowerShell Extension for Visual Studio Code
By: Sydney Smith submitted:Sep 2 2022
We are excited to announce that the August update to the PowerShell Extension for Visual Studio Code
is now available on the extension marketplace.
By: Sydney Smith submitted:Sep 2 2022
Blogs, Articles, and Posts
Alas Kaizala, All is Lost
(practical365.com)
On August 26, Microsoft announced that they will retire Kaizala in August 2023. The Kaizala
By: Tony Redmond submitted:Sep 2 2022
On August 26, Microsoft announced that they will retire Kaizala in August 2023. The Kaizala
retirement is not big news because it's been coming for a while. If you want to get ahead of the game, you can remove the Kaizala service plans from the Office 365 licenses assigned to user accounts. We explain how to do the job in an example PowerShell script.
By: Tony Redmond submitted:Sep 2 2022
Automating Azure Abuse Research – Part 2
(posts.specterops.io)
In this second and final part of this series, we are going to dive into the BloodHound Attack Research Kit (BARK). We will explain how the BloodHound Enterprise team uses BARK to perform so-called “continuous abuse primitive validation”. We will also explain how BARK can make your own Azure abuse research easier, faster, and more accurate.
By: Andy Robbins submitted:Sep 2 2022
In this second and final part of this series, we are going to dive into the BloodHound Attack Research Kit (BARK). We will explain how the BloodHound Enterprise team uses BARK to perform so-called “continuous abuse primitive validation”. We will also explain how BARK can make your own Azure abuse research easier, faster, and more accurate.
By: Andy Robbins submitted:Sep 2 2022
CISO Wants To Block PowerShell But Open to Ideas
(reddit.com)
Yes. you read it right. Just for starters, I have read this:
By: u/CuriousJazz7th submitted:Sep 2 2022
Yes. you read it right. Just for starters, I have read this:
By: u/CuriousJazz7th submitted:Sep 2 2022
Create a report on local DNS lookups using PowerShell
(powershellisfun.com)
When troubleshooting a system, you sometimes need to know what DNS lookups are being done. This will
By: Harm Veenstra submitted:Sep 2 2022
When troubleshooting a system, you sometimes need to know what DNS lookups are being done. This will
give you a good insight into traffic from the systems to the local network or internet. You can do this with DNS auditing on your Windows server or in your local Pihole server, but that's not always available
By: Harm Veenstra submitted:Sep 2 2022
Learn Everything About PowerShell Start-Transcript
(adamtheautomator.com)
Save your code, and your sessions, by learning everything you need to know about the PowerShell
By: Nicholas Xuan Nguyen submitted:Sep 2 2022
Save your code, and your sessions, by learning everything you need to know about the PowerShell
Start-Transcript command!
By: Nicholas Xuan Nguyen submitted:Sep 2 2022
Lessons Learned from Using Azure Automation with PowerShell Scripts
(office365itpros.com)
I've spent some time investigating Azure Automation PowerShell recently. In this article, I discuss
By: Tony Redmond submitted:Sep 2 2022
I've spent some time investigating Azure Automation PowerShell recently. In this article, I discuss
three learnings that might be of interest to others. Debugging, cost, and tracking the use of Azure Automation PowerShell might not interest everyone, but they've certainly helped me to understand how the platform works.
By: Tony Redmond submitted:Sep 2 2022
Query Azure AD logs with KQL from Powershell
(learningbydoing.cloud)
Kusto Query Language (KQL) is a powerfull tool to query Azure AD log entries from Log Anayltics in
By: Stian A. Strysse submitted:Sep 2 2022
Kusto Query Language (KQL) is a powerfull tool to query Azure AD log entries from Log Anayltics in
Azure. See how you can query log data using Powershell.
By: Stian A. Strysse submitted:Sep 2 2022
Questions from a PowerShell.org Forums User
(thedavecarroll.com)
A PowerShell.org Forums user asked me a few questions about my PowerShell journey and here are my
By: Dave Carroll submitted:Sep 2 2022
A PowerShell.org Forums user asked me a few questions about my PowerShell journey and here are my
answers.
By: Dave Carroll submitted:Sep 2 2022
Send MDM commands without an MDM service using PowerShell
(oofhours.com)
Sometimes you run into something completely by accident; other times, it's more of a building
By: Michael Niehaus submitted:Sep 2 2022
Sometimes you run into something completely by accident; other times, it's more of a building
process based on work that you've done in the past.
By: Michael Niehaus submitted:Sep 2 2022
what are you guys using for emails?
(reddit.com)
Hey everybody, Ive been using send-mailmessage for years and just realized Microsoft docs don't
By: u/x180mystery submitted:Sep 2 2022
Hey everybody, Ive been using send-mailmessage for years and just realized Microsoft docs don't
recommend it anymore. What are your guys thoughts on this?
By: u/x180mystery submitted:Sep 2 2022
Projects, Scripts, and Modules
AzBobbyTables
(powershellgallery.com)
A module that wraps the Azure Data Tables SDK. +1 just for the name alone!
By: Emanuel Palm submitted:Sep 2 2022
A module that wraps the Azure Data Tables SDK. +1 just for the name alone!
By: Emanuel Palm submitted:Sep 2 2022
Easy removal of preinstalled bloatware using PowerShell
(doitpsway.com)
Recently I came into a situation where I needed to provision new Dell Precision laptops for our
By: Ondrej Sebela submitted:Sep 2 2022
Recently I came into a situation where I needed to provision new Dell Precision laptops for our
employees. This laptop comes with a lot of preinstalled applications (bloatware) so I was looking for some simple but efficient way to silently remove them. And by efficient I mean avoiding the need to manually find an uninstall command for each preinstalled application.
By: Ondrej Sebela submitted:Sep 2 2022
PSLog
(powershellgallery.com)
Redirects stanard Write-* cmdlets to a log and offers some basic tracing functions
By: AutomatedLab submitted:Sep 2 2022
Redirects stanard Write-* cmdlets to a log and offers some basic tracing functions
By: AutomatedLab submitted:Sep 2 2022
Books, Media, and Learning Resources
Toasting Git with Cory Knox
(powershellpodcast.podbean.com)
In this episode, we chat with Cory Knox. We talked all about the PowerShell discord and how it's
By: The Powershell Podcast submitted:Sep 2 2022
In this episode, we chat with Cory Knox. We talked all about the PowerShell discord and how it's
grown over the years and is a great resource to connect with the community and have your questions answered. Cory and Jordan find common ground in their experiences with Toastmasters. Cory also talks to us about Git, how to get started using Git for PowerShell projects, an awesome PowerShell module to enhance your Git console experience, and more.
By: The Powershell Podcast submitted:Sep 2 2022
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