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Checking Inbox Rules

One thing a hacker might do to redirect email so that the Microsoft 365 email user doesn't see it is to create an inbox rule to hide, forward or delete messages. Especially from the IT Support provider Here is a power shell script to download and save the inbox rules...

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Enable Bitlocker

System Drive # Enable on C: drive (edit to taste) Enable-BitLocker -MountPoint "C:" -EncryptionMethod XtsAes256 -UsedSpaceOnly -TPMProtector # Add a recovery password Add-BitLockerKeyProtector -MountPoint "C:" -RecoveryPasswordProtector Get-BitLockerVolume C: # View...

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Get the OS Version from the Command Line

Correct Get-ComputerInfo outputs the correct OSName Get-ComputerInfo | Select-Object OSName,OSDisplayVersion OsName OSDisplayVersion ------ ---------------- Microsoft Windows 11 Enterprise 24H2 Using Format-List Get-ComputerInfo | fl OSName,OSDisplayVersion OsName :...

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Convert Unix Time to a Date Time Stamp

A MySQL database field with times similar to '1752463231.455827' How to query the time and show it as '2025-07-14 17:22:28.911723' -- set timezone SET time_zone='Australia/Melbourne'; USE mydb; SELECT created_on, from_unixtime(created_on) as event_melb_time FROM...

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Encrypting the Raspberry Pi WiFi Pass

By default raspi-config adds an unencrypted WiFi password to the wpa_supplicant.conf file. To remove it do the following: # get root sudo su - # change to the wpa_supplicant dir cd /etc/wpa_supplicant # append a hashed Wifi password block wpa_passphrase "YOURSSID"...

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View a remote Raspberry Pi Screen locally

I have a Raspberry Pi that shows a clock on its screen. It is over an hours drive away How do I display a remote X screen locally on my computer? VPN to the remote site SSH to the Pi ssh -l username ip_of_pi -L 5973:localhost:5900 # in ~/.ssh/config Host p0 mahclock0...

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