In Learn PowerShell in a Month of Lunches, Fourth Edition you will learn:

Discoverability with the Help system
Background jobs and automation techniques
Simple scripting to automate repetitive tasks
Managing cloud services from major cloud providers
Extending PowerShell with commands
Common syntax and commands cheat sheet

Learn PowerShell in a Month of Lunches, Fourth Edition is a task-focused guide for administering your systems using PowerShell. It covers core language features and admin tasks, with each chapter a mini-tutorial you can easily complete in under an hour. Discover how PowerShell works on different operating systems, and start automating tasks so they take just a few seconds to complete. No previous scripting experience required.

The book is based on the bestselling Learn Windows PowerShell in a Month of Lunches by community legends Don Jones and Jeffery Hicks. PowerShell team members Travis Plunk and Tyler Leonhardt and Microsoft MVP James Petty have updated this edition to the latest version of PowerShell, including its multi-platform expansion into Linux and macOS.

Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications.

About the technology
PowerShell gives you complete command line control over admin tasks like adding users, exporting data, and file management. Whether you're writing one-liners or building complex scripts to manage cloud resources and CI/CD pipelines, PowerShell can handle the task. And now that PowerShell is truly cross-platform, you don't have to switch scripting languages when you move between Windows, Linux, and macOS.

About the book
Learn PowerShell in a Month of Lunches, Fourth Edition is a new edition of the bestseller that introduced PowerShell to over 100,000 readers. With bite-sized lessons and hands-on exercises, this amazing book guides you from your first command to writing and debugging reusable scripts for Windows, Linux, and macOS. Set aside just an hour a day and you'll soon be tackling increasingly complex automation tasks with PowerShell.

What's inside

Discoverability with the Help system
PowerShell on macOS and Linux
Background jobs and automation techniques
Managing cloud services from major cloud providers
Common syntax and commands cheat sheet

About the reader
No previous experience with PowerShell or Bash required.

About the author
James Petty is CEO of PowerShell.org and The DevOps Collective, and a Microsoft MVP. Travis Plunk is an engineer on the PowerShell team. Tyler Leonhardt is an engineer on Visual Studio Code. Don Jones and Jeffery Hicks are the original authors of Learn Windows PowerShell in a Month of Lunches.

Table of Contents
1 Before you begin
2 Meet PowerShell
3 Using the help system
4 Running commands
5 Working with providers
6 The pipeline: Connecting commands
7 Adding commands
8 Objects: Data by another name
9 A practical interlude
10 The pipeline, deeper
11 Formatting: And why it's done on the right
12 Filtering and comparisons
13 Remote control: One-to-one and one-to-many
14 Multitasking with background jobs
15 Working with many objects, one at a time
16 Variables: A place to store your stuff
17 Input and output
18 Sessions: Remote control with less work
19 You call this scripting?
20 Improving your parameterized script
21 Using regular expressions to parse text files
22 Using someone else's script
23 Adding logic and loops
24 Handling errors
25 Debugging techniques
26 Tips, tricks, and techniques
27 Never the end

A comprehensive guide to administering and protecting the latest Windows 11 and Windows Server 2022 from the complex cyber threats

Key Features

- Learn to protect your Windows environment using zero-trust and a multi-layered security approach

- Implement security controls using Intune, Configuration Manager, Defender for Endpoint, and more

- Understand how to onboard modern cyber-threat defense solutions for Windows clients

Book Description

Are you looking for the most current and effective ways to protect Windows-based systems from being compromised by intruders? This updated second edition is a detailed guide that helps you gain the expertise to implement efficient security measures and create robust defense solutions using modern technologies.

The first part of the book covers security fundamentals with details around building and implementing baseline controls. As you advance, you'll learn how to effectively secure and harden your Windows-based systems through hardware, virtualization, networking, and identity and access management (IAM). The second section will cover administering security controls for Windows clients and servers with remote policy management using Intune, Configuration Manager, Group Policy, Defender for Endpoint, and other Microsoft 365 and Azure cloud security technologies. In the last section, you'll discover how to protect, detect, and respond with security monitoring, reporting, operations, testing, and auditing.

By the end of this book, you'll have developed an understanding of the processes and tools involved in enforcing security controls and implementing zero-trust security principles to protect Windows systems.

What you will learn

- Build a multi-layered security approach using zero-trust concepts

- Explore best practices to implement security baselines successfully

- Get to grips with virtualization and networking to harden your devices

- Discover the importance of identity and access management

- Explore Windows device administration and remote management

- Become an expert in hardening your Windows infrastructure

- Audit, assess, and test to ensure controls are successfully applied and enforced

- Monitor and report activities to stay on top of vulnerabilities

Who this book is for

If you're a cybersecurity or technology professional, solutions architect, systems engineer, systems administrator, or anyone interested in learning how to secure the latest Windows-based systems, this book is for you. A basic understanding of Windows security concepts, Intune, Configuration Manager, Windows PowerShell, and Microsoft Azure will help you get the best out of this book.

Table of Contents

- Fundamentals of Windows Security

- Building a Baseline

- Hardware and Virtualization

- Networking Fundamentals for Hardening Windows

- Identity and Access Management

- Administration and Policy Management

- Deploying Windows Securely

- Keeping Your Windows Client Secure

- Advanced Hardening for Windows Clients

- Mitigating Common Attack Vectors

- Server Infrastructure Management

- Keeping Your Windows Server Secure

- Security Monitoring and Reporting

- Security Operations

- Testing and Auditing

- Top 10 Recommendations and the Future

Unlock over 100 recipes for mastering Microsoft 365. Boost productivity with Copilot, collaborate with SharePoint and Teams, automate tasks, create apps and reports using Power Automate (with RPA), Power Apps, Power BI, and more.

Print or Kindle book purchase includes a free PDF eBook.

Key Features

- Enhance collaboration and productivity using SharePoint, Teams, OneDrive, Viva, Planner, and Microsoft Forms

- Automate processes, build apps, bots, and dashboards with Power Automate (with RPA), Power Apps, Copilot Studio, and Power BI

- Harness Copilot, the new AI virtual assistant, for seamless support in your everyday tasks

Book Description

Microsoft 365 offers tools for content management, communication, process automation, and report creation. Microsoft 365 and SharePoint Online Cookbook maximizes workplace collaboration and productivity using SharePoint Online, Teams, OneDrive, Delve, M365 Search, Copilot, Power Platform, Viva, Planner, and Microsoft Forms.

You will find thoroughly updated recipes for SharePoint Online, covering sites, lists, libraries, pages, web parts, and learn SharePoint Framework (SPFx) basics for building solutions. You will explore many Microsoft Teams recipes to prepare it to be your organization's central collaboration hub. You will be able to unlock Power Platform potential with recipes for Power Apps to enable low-code/no-code app development and learn to automate tasks with Power Automate and Power Automate Desktop. The book teaches you data visualization with Power BI, and chatbot creation with Power Virtual Agents (Copilot Studio). Finally, you will also learn about the cutting-edge Copilot and Gen AI functionality in Microsoft 365 and Power Platform. By the end, you will be equipped with skills to effectively use Microsoft 365, SharePoint Online, and the Power Platform.

Whether it's enhancing career prospects or improving business operations, this book is a perfect companion on your journey through the Microsoft Office 365 suite.

What you will learn

- Collaborate effectively with SharePoint, Teams, OneDrive, Delve, Search, and Viva

- Boost creativity and productivity with Microsoft Copilot

- Develop and deploy custom applications using Power Apps

- Create custom bots using Power Virtual Agents (Copilot Studio)

- Integrate with other apps, automate workflows and repetitive processes with Power Automate/Desktop (RPA)

- Design reports and engaging dashboards with Power BI

- Utilize Planner, To Do, and gather feedback with polls and surveys in Microsoft Forms

- Experience seamless integration in the mobile platfor

Who this book is for

This cookbook caters to professionals stepping into the world of Microsoft 365 and SharePoint Online. It is tailored for a broad spectrum of skillsets including general business professionals, IT administrators, and enterprise architects who are newcomers to Microsoft 365, offering valuable insights for establishing a contemporary, digital workplace effectively.

Table of Contents

- Overview of Microsoft 365

- Introduction to SharePoint Online

- Modern Sites in SharePoint Online

- Lists and Libraries in SharePoint Online

- Document Management in SharePoint Online

- OneDrive

- Microsoft Teams

- Power Automate (Microsoft Flow)

- Creating Power Apps

- Applying Power Apps

- Power BI

- Overview of Copilot in Microsoft 365 and Power Platform

- Term Store and Content Types in SharePoint Online

- Search in Microsoft 365

- Microsoft Delve

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Learn PowerShell Scripting in a Month of Lunches, Second Edition takes you beyond command-line PowerShell and opens up the amazing world of scripting and automation. In just 27 bite-sized lessons, you'll learn to write scripts that can eliminate repetitive manual tasks, create custom reusable tools, and build effective pipelines and workflows.

In Learn PowerShell Scripting in a Month of Lunches, Second Edition you'll learn:

• Setting up a reliable scripting environment
• Designing functions and scripts
• Effective pipeline usage
• Scripting and security
• Dealing with errors and bugs
• Source control with git
• Sharing and publishing scripts
• Professional-grade scripting practices

Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF and ePub formats from Manning Publications.

About the technology

You can write PowerShell scripts to automate nearly any admin task on Windows, Linux, and macOS. This book shows you how! In just 27 short lessons you can complete on your lunch break, you'll learn to create, organize, test, and share scripts and tools that will save you hours of time in your daily work.

About the book

Learn PowerShell Scripting in a Month of Lunches, Second Edition is a hands-on introduction to PowerShell automation and toolbuilding. Updated for the latest version of PowerShell, this thoroughly revised bestseller teaches you how to write efficient scripts, find and squash bugs, and organize your tools into libraries. Along the way, you'll even pick up tips for securing and managing Linux and macOS systems.

What's inside

• Setting up a reliable scripting environment
• Designing functions and scripts
• Effective pipeline usage
• Sharing and publishing scripts

About the reader

Beginning to intermediate knowledge of PowerShell required.

About the author

James Petty is CEO of PowerShell.org and The DevOps Collective and a Microsoft MVP. Don Jones and Jeffery Hicks are the authors of the first edition of Learn PowerShell Scripting in a Month of Lunches.

Table of Contents

PART 1
1 Before you begin
2 Setting up your scripting environment
3 WWPD: What would PowerShell do?
4 Review: Parameter binding and the PowerShell pipeline
5 Scripting language: A crash course
6 The many forms of scripting (and which to choose)
7 Scripts and security
PART 2
8 Always design first
9 Avoiding bugs: Start with a command
10 Building a basic function and script module
11 Getting started with advanced functions
12 Objects: The best kind of output
13 Using all the streams
14 Simple help: Making a comment
15 Errors and how to deal with them
16 Filling out a manifest
PART 3
17 Changing your brain when it comes to scripting
18 Professional-grade scripting
19 An introduction to source control with Git
20 Pestering your script
21 Signing your script
22 Publishing your script
PART 4
23 Squashing bugs
24 Enhancing script output presentation
25 Wrapping up the .NET Framework
26 Storing data--not in Excel!
27 Never the end

Use PowerShell to save time and reduce the potential for human error by writing scripts that automate the execution of tasks

Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBook.

Key Features:

- Practical guide to using PowerShell as a programming language for automation and scripting

- Insights into leveraging PowerShell's built-in features for efficient day-to-day automation

- Strategies for automating complex tasks, managing data, and strengthening environment security

Book Description:

Mastering PowerShell Scripting, Fifth Edition, is your comprehensive guide to harnessing PowerShell's full potential. This edition introduces new chapters on debugging, troubleshooting, and creating GUIs while covering the latest enhancements in PowerShell 7.3, including parameters, objects, and .NET classes.

The book takes you from foundational concepts to advanced techniques, covering asynchronous processing, desired state configuration, and managing large datasets. You'll explore PowerShell's automation features, error-handling strategies, and integration with external services. Additionally, this guide provides practical insights into working with regular expressions, Windows Management Instrumentation, and complex scripting methods.

By the end of this book, you'll have the skills to efficiently automate tasks, troubleshoot scripts, and leverage PowerShell's advanced capabilities for real-world scenarios.

What You Will Learn:

- Create scripts that run across systems for automation

- Extend PowerShell by integrating it with other languages

- Use PowerShell's command-line interface for efficient operations

- Develop reusable scripts and functions to streamline tasks

- Apply PowerShell for administration, automation, and data processing

- Integrate with .NET, COM, and WMI for advanced functionality

- Work with XML, JSON, and CSV for structured data handling

- Build custom modules and cmdlets to enhance scripting

Who this book is for:

This book is for system administrators who want to automate and speed up their processes using PowerShell and Windows PowerShell. You'll need to know the basics of operating systems, but beginners with no prior experience with PowerShell will have no trouble following along.

Table of Contents

- Introduction to PowerShell

- Modules

- Variables, Arrays, and Hashtables

- Working with Objects in PowerShell

- Operators

- Conditional Statements and Loops

- Working with .NET

- Strings, Numbers, and Dates

- Regular Expressions

- Files, Folders, and the Registry

- Windows Management Instrumentation

- Working with HTML, XML, and JSON

- Web Requests and Web Services

- Remoting and Remote Management

- Asynchronous Processing

- Graphical User Interfaces

- Scripts, Functions, and Script Blocks

- Parameters, Validation, and Dynamic Parameters

- Classes and Enumerations

- Building Modules

- Testing

- Error Handling

- Debugging

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Organize your network resources by learning how to design, manage, and maintain Active Directory. Updated to cover Windows Server 2012, the fifth edition of this bestselling book gives you a thorough grounding in Microsoft's network directory service by explaining concepts in an easy-to-understand, narrative style.

You'll negotiate a maze of technologies for deploying a scalable and reliable AD infrastructure, with new chapters on management tools, searching the AD database, authentication and security protocols, and Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS). This book provides real-world scenarios that let you apply what you've learned--ideal whether you're a network administrator for a small business or a multinational enterprise.

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• Learn the fundamentals, including how AD stores objects
• Use the AD Administrative Center and other management tools
• Learn to administer AD with Windows PowerShell
• Search and gather AD data, using the LDAP query syntax
• Understand how Group Policy functions
• Design a new Active Directory forest
• Examine the Kerberos security protocol
• Get a detailed look at the AD replication process

The definitive guide-fully updated for Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016

Delve inside Windows architecture and internals, and see how core components work behind the scenes. Led by a team of internals experts, this classic guide has been fully updated for Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016.

Whether you are a developer or an IT professional, you'll get critical, insider perspectives on how Windows operates. And through hands-on experiments, you'll experience its internal behavior firsthand-knowledge you can apply to improve application design, debugging, system performance, and support.

This book will help you:

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A practical guide to vulnerability assessment and mitigation with PowerShell

• Leverage PowerShell's unique capabilities at every stage of the Cyber Kill Chain, maximizing your effectiveness
• Perform network enumeration techniques and exploit weaknesses with PowerShell's built-in and custom tools
• Learn how to conduct penetration testing on Microsoft Azure and AWS environments
• Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBook

PowerShell for Penetration Testing is a comprehensive guide designed to equip you with the essential skills you need for conducting effective penetration tests using PowerShell.

You'll start by laying a solid foundation by familiarizing yourself with the core concepts of penetration testing and PowerShell scripting. In this part, you'll get up to speed with the fundamental scripting principles and their applications across various platforms. You'll then explore network enumeration, port scanning, exploitation of web services, databases, and more using PowerShell tools. Hands-on exercises throughout the book will solidify your understanding of concepts and techniques. Extending the scope to cloud computing environments, particularly MS Azure and AWS, this book will guide you through conducting penetration tests in cloud settings, covering governance, reconnaissance, and networking intricacies. In the final part, post-exploitation techniques, including command-and-control structures and privilege escalation using PowerShell, will be explored. This section encompasses post-exploitation activities on both Microsoft Windows and Linux systems.

By the end of this book, you'll have covered concise explanations, real-world examples, and exercises that will help you seamlessly perform penetration testing techniques using PowerShell.

• Get up to speed with basic and intermediate scripting techniques in PowerShell
• Automate penetration tasks, build custom scripts, and conquer multiple platforms
• Explore techniques to identify and exploit vulnerabilities in network services using PowerShell
• Access and manipulate web-based applications and services with PowerShell
• Find out how to leverage PowerShell for Active Directory and LDAP enumeration and exploitation
• Conduct effective pentests on cloud environments using PowerShell's cloud modules

This book is for aspiring and intermediate pentesters as well as other cybersecurity professionals looking to advance their knowledge. Anyone interested in PowerShell scripting for penetration testing will also find this book helpful. A basic understanding of IT systems and some programming experience will help you get the most out of this book.

1. Introduction to Penetration Testing
2. Programming Principles in Power Shell
3. Network Services and DNS
4. Network Enumeration and Port Scanning
5. The WEB, REST and SOAP
6. SMB, Active Directory, LDAP, and Kerberos
7. Databases: MySQL, PostgreSQL and MSSQL
8. Email Services: Exchange, SMTP, IMAP, and POP
9. PowerShell and FTP, SFTP, SSH and TFTP
10. Brute Forcing in PowerShell
11. PowerShell and Remote Control and Administration
12. Using PowerShell in Azure
13. Using PowerShell in AWS
14. Command and Control
15. Post-Exploitation in Microsoft Windows
16. Post-Exploitation in Microsoft Linux

Unlock the full potential of Microsoft 365 and SharePoint Online to streamline collaboration, enhance productivity, and drive organizational efficiency in today's fast-paced digital landscape

Key Features:

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- Increase efficiency by optimizing workflows, automating processes, and managing your data with ease

- Master essential skills with step-by-step guidance on tenant configuration, document management, user permissions, and more

- Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBook

Book Description:

Mastering Microsoft 365 and SharePoint Online is an essential guide for businesses aiming to optimize operations and maintain a competitive edge. This comprehensive resource provides a systematic roadmap for navigating the complexities of Microsoft 365 and SharePoint Online, guided by enterprise architect and Microsoft 365 MVP Rodrigo Pinto, who is renowned for his innovative productivity-enhancing development strategies.

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What You Will Learn:

- Configure the Microsoft 365 platform to meet your organization's unique needs

- Create sites, document libraries, lists, and metadata to organize and manage your content within Microsoft SharePoint Online

- Use Power Automate and PowerApps to create efficient workflows and custom applications

- Implement robust security measures and compliance in line with industry regulations

- Plan and execute a successful migration to Microsoft 365

- Adopt best practices for external collaboration, DevOps, Microsoft 365 development, and IT management

Who this book is for:

This book is for business professionals, IT administrators, enterprise developers, and anyone with limited experience using these platforms looking to navigate the intricacies of Microsoft 365 and SharePoint Online to ensure maximum efficacy and productivity in their work. Basic familiarity with Microsoft 365 and SharePoint is required.

Table of Contents

- Configuring Microsoft 365 and SharePoint

- SharePoint Essentials

- Automating with Power Automate

- Enhancing SharePoint - Site Templates, Forms, and Power Apps

- Data Governance and Compliance

- Navigating the Microsoft 365 Migration Process

- Real-World Case Studies and Future Trends

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Book Description:

Discover what makes Vim one of the most popular text editors in the world, renowned for its blend of efficiency, customization, extensibility, and portability. With Mastering Vim, you'll come to appreciate its extensive plugin system and seamless integration with various tools, which enable Vim to provide developers with an extensible and customizable development environment for programmers.

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Table of Contents

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- Advanced Editing and Navigation

- Follow the Leader Plugin Management

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- Refactoring Code with Regex and Macros

- Making Vim Your Own

- Transcending the Mundane with Vimscript

- Where to Go from Here

Make the most out of your investment in Microsoft 365 apps and services with this Microsoft 365 cookbook for IT administrators

Key Features:

- Discover how Microsoft 365 collaboration apps seamlessly integrate with other Microsoft products like Microsoft Entra ID, Purview, Defender, and Power Platform

- Use PowerShell to automate tasks and improve your overall efficiency in Microsoft 365

- Uncover best practices for managing Microsoft 365 apps and services

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Book Description:

Step into the world of Microsoft 365 administration with this comprehensive second edition of the Microsoft 365 Administration Cookbook. Leveraging the expertise of Nate Chamberlain, a Microsoft 365 expert who has helped millions through his books, blog, and YouTube channel, this book breaks down complex administration tasks into manageable, bite-sized recipes.

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What You Will Learn:

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- Simplify app configurations and administrative tasks with easy-to-follow recipes

- Administer Microsoft 365 identities and groups securely and efficiently

- Manage Microsoft 365 apps and services such as SharePoint and Microsoft Teams to maximize their value in your organization

- Automate user account provisioning in Microsoft Entra ID using PowerShell and Microsoft Graph

Who this book is for:

This book is for IT professionals tasked with Microsoft 365 administration. Whether you're new to Microsoft 365 administration or just looking for ideas, this cookbook offers step-by-step recipes and detailed guidance to enhance your organization's app and service management and productivity. This new edition will also help you stay up to date with the latest features and capabilities in Microsoft 365.

Table of Contents

- Microsoft 365 Setup and Basic Administration

- Microsoft 365 Identity and Roles

- Administering Microsoft 365 with PowerShell

- Managing Exchange Online

- Setting Up and Configuring Microsoft Search

- Administering OneDrive for Business

- Configuring Power Platform

- Administering SharePoint Online

- Managing Microsoft Teams

- Managing Viva Engage

- Configuring and Managing Users in Microsoft Entra ID

- Understanding Microsoft Defender

- Understanding the Microsoft Purview Portal

- Monitoring Microsoft 365 Apps and Services

- Appendix

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