Simple and Effective

We discuss how to manage and secure clients with group policy object templates and look at some recommendations from various governmental and non-governmental security advocates.

Mark Heitbrink

Every admin knows group policies inside out. Group policy objects (GPOs) are still the most effective means of centrally managing and, above all, protecting clients. They play a crucial role, especially when it comes to protection against ransomware. Generally speaking, Windows Server 2022 reveals no technical innovations in the area of group policies for local installations. The GPO infrastructure and the available feature set are static, with no more development in this area. However, some innovation and change is emerging in the cloud, but only if you sign up for the right plan. Still, there’s nothing out of the box in a plain vanilla Azure Active Directory (AD) that controls the client as extensively as group policies can locally. With this in mind, I look at new or changed approaches…

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ADMIN Network & Security (Digital) - 1 Issue, January/February 2023

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