Comments on: ManageEngine to Demo Effective, Affordable Enterprise Management Software at HDI 2009 http://livehelpdesks.com/2009/04/04/manageengine-to-demo-effective-affordable-enterprise-management-software-at-hdi-2009/ Help Desk Software Directory, Blog And More Sat, 31 Jul 2010 09:41:03 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: John McIntyre http://livehelpdesks.com/2009/04/04/manageengine-to-demo-effective-affordable-enterprise-management-software-at-hdi-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-2852 John McIntyre Sat, 12 Sep 2009 00:25:15 +0000 http://livehelpdesks.com/?p=181#comment-2852 Hi, Thanks for sharing your insightful thoughts and suggestions - very cool and helpful indeed. In the spirit of sharing helpful information, thought I'd mention that one of my Microsoft colleagues informed us about a cool FREE tool from a Microsoft partner, that offers over 50 super-helpful Active Directory security reports, such as which accounts are locked out, which accounts are set to expire in the next few days, which security groups are nested, where all a user may have permissions etc. The tool is called <b>Gold Finger</b>, and it is developed by a company called Paramount Defenses. You can download it from <a href="http://www.paramountdefenses.com/goldfinger.php" rel="nofollow">http://www.paramountdefenses.com/goldfinger.php</a> Why bother writing complicated scripts, using unsupported command-line tools or paying for such tools, when you can use a 100% AUTOMATED, GUI based, FREE solution that is not only SUPPORTED but also ENDORSED by Microsoft?! If you're into Active Directory security, then this tool is a must-have. Thought I'd share this helpful tip with you! Sincerely, JohnM Hi,

Thanks for sharing your insightful thoughts and suggestions – very cool and helpful indeed.

In the spirit of sharing helpful information, thought I’d mention that one of my Microsoft colleagues informed us about a cool FREE tool from a Microsoft partner, that offers over 50 super-helpful Active Directory security reports, such as which accounts are locked out, which accounts are set to expire in the next few days, which security groups are nested, where all a user may have permissions etc.

The tool is called Gold Finger, and it is developed by a company called Paramount Defenses. You can download it from http://www.paramountdefenses.com/goldfinger.php

Why bother writing complicated scripts, using unsupported command-line tools or paying for such tools, when you can use a 100% AUTOMATED, GUI based, FREE solution that is not only SUPPORTED but also ENDORSED by Microsoft?!

If you’re into Active Directory security, then this tool is a must-have. Thought I’d share this helpful tip with you!

Sincerely,
JohnM

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