When I got home, websites suddenly started showing certificate warnings on my iPhone, including Google and my college's Brightspace portal. A video had also briefly stopped loading just…
I'd like to stop advertisements and other ad-related connections across my Wi-Fi network so I don't have to install an ad-blocking app on every device. Ideally, I want…
I'm curious how people handle blacklisted IP addresses in practice. Do you review and manage them manually, maintain internal scripts, import threat intelligence feeds, or rely on a…
I'm looking at better ways to manage IP addresses that need to be blocked. Do you review and maintain them manually, run internal scripts, use firewall or security…
Since moving into our home, we've had recurring problems with several unrelated security systems. Our Google Nest cameras sometimes became disabled and lost recorded history. Later, an ADT…
I'm new to IT and security and trying to understand how remote-access controls work. A company has strict policies around Teams and Outlook, but an employee traveling abroad…
I'm planning infrastructure for a court-reporting agency that will store sensitive transcripts, audio recordings, protected health information, and attorney work product. The proposed setup is TrueNAS Scale with…
Since moving into our home, we've had problems with several different security systems. Google Nest cameras lost access or recording history, an ADT system appeared to disable itself,…
I'm building two groups of applications with AI-assisted coding: externally accessible apps that I may share with other people, and internal apps that should remain private. Single sign-on…
I'm designing storage and network infrastructure for a court reporting agency that handles sensitive transcripts, audio recordings, protected health information, and legal work product. The proposed NAS would…
For the past three days, Google Search has frequently shown an "unusual traffic" warning whenever I search from my phone over home Wi‑Fi without signing in. I don't…
I'm selecting equipment and implementing a network for a small manufacturing client that needs to meet CMMC requirements and use FIPS-validated cryptography. A third-party consultant is guiding the…
I'm starting a new job Monday as a Systems Administrator at a small company, and while I'm excited, I'm also nervous. I have more than five years of…
I'm designing an Azure hub-and-spoke environment that uses Palo Alto VM-Series appliances in the hub and a public load balancer for ingress. I'm trying to determine which security…
Our server logs show repeated or unusually frequent requests coming from IP addresses that appear to belong to organizations such as the Department of Defense and the Federal…
I'm designing an Azure hub-and-spoke environment that uses Palo Alto VM-Series appliances and a public load balancer for inbound traffic. I need to identify which security controls are…
I'm helping a small manufacturing client—fewer than 25 employees—select and deploy the equipment for a CMMC- and FIPS-compliant network. A third-party consultant is guiding the compliance and documentation…
I manage a Windows Server 2022 VPS that is currently reachable through RDP over its public IP. I installed WireGuard and changed the Windows Firewall rules so RDP…
I'm a recent Computer Science graduate who started my career in desktop support at a large multinational manufacturer. That role gave me experience with Windows troubleshooting, hardware, basic…
An EC2 instance was working normally, but SSH access suddenly stopped. I'm trying to create a reliable troubleshooting decision tree instead of changing security groups at random. What…