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HI there Is it possible to assigned user account to Patch Manager where they only have access to specific WSUS servers, or specific WSUS groups, or specific servers? We have a 3rd party that looks after our SQL and SSIS servers, including patching, and I'd like to give them access to Patch Manager to allow them to approve…
I really liked this piece by my SolarWinds® associate Brandon Shopp discussing how agencies remain firm believers in hybrid environments, but they face several obstacles. “Cloud-first” has been a government imperative for many years, but the pandemic usurped this strategy, making “cloud-now” a priority. The results have…
Every year brings new opportunities for federal IT professionals to reduce risk by addressing threats—both existing and emerging—with new tools, technologies, and tactics. This year has proven to be a little different, with the emergence of COVID-19 forcing federal agencies to make the jump to remote work. Although the…
As hybrid environments become more popular, federal IT teams are faced with managing and securing their on-premises and cloud infrastructures, while minimizing costs—and there’s no single tool or approach that can solve all these problems. With this in mind, let’s look at three ways federal agencies can address these…
Careful monitoring and attention to endpoints are just two elements of a strong cybersecurity strategy for K-12 districts. Cybersecurity must be a top priority for K-12 schools. Schools need to prioritize thwarting industrious hackers who are intent on getting to the treasure trove of information and personally…
Omar Rafik, SolarWinds Senior Manager, Federal Sales Engineering Here’s an interesting article by my colleague Brandon Shopp with ideas about modernizing security along with agency infrastructure to reduce cyberthreats. As agencies across the federal government modernize their networks to include and accommodate the newest…
Solarwinds should support a better role based Access controle concept. We have to share Access to Solarwinds for different Teams. They have to configure their own application and Servers. Additional, they must have Read-Access to every monitored Device and Application. If we could assign multiple roles to user and…
Our support groups align along technology/operating system, such Unix, Windows, Virtualization, Network(router/switch) etc. I'm creating account limitations such that when they login, they only see systems and alerts that pertain to what they support. So a Windows admin would not see a Unix system, and vice-versa. An F5…
Access control extends far beyond the simple static statements of a Cisco ACL or IP tables. The access control we deal with today comes with fancy names like Advanced Malware Protection or “Next-Generation.” If you work with Cisco devices that are part of the FirePOWER defense system you know what I’m talking about here.…
Goal: Allow our desktop support personnel view/read only access to ensure all Microsoft desktops have patches have applied. We want our desktop support team to have a "read only" access and not have the ability to move computers in and out of groups; approve windows patches or remove patches. We would also like them to be…
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