Update: I received some feedback from the inimitable Tanium TAM Jason Wasser and integrated his recommendation that we report on module injections into the Tanium Client process itself. This allows one to see what dlls have injected themselves into the process and is great for troubleshooting suspected antivirus interference in client operations. I think that […]
It seems like it would be a good idea to speak briefly about TanREST since my initial posts jumped right into advanced topics with the assumption that all three of you would have foreknowledge of the software beforehand. Since the entire premise of this post is to correct assumptions made previously, I will not compound […]
While I don’t feel compelled or even particularly well-qualified to speak about the adjacent mechanisms in the orchestration engines my organization leverages, I do want to point out some of the straightforward ways you can ingest data into such orchestration engines to make decisions in the pursuit of automated workflows.
Now that I’m home and I’ve had a good night of sleep, I wanted to follow up on my impressions from the conference. First and foremost, I want to thank everyone who was able to join me on Tuesday in the Automating IT Operations with Tanium and PowerShell session. This was my first speaking engagement […]
This is the second half of the configuration of maintenance windows in Tanium described in Patch Like You Mean It. You can reference Setting Tanium Maintenance Windows with TanREST – Part I for the first half of the story. Disclaimer: Any code made available on this site is free to use at your own discretion […]
Here we are again; another month has passed in the blink of an eye and I find myself once again scrambling at the 11th hour to do homework that should’ve been done weeks ago. In this post, we’ll be discussing the configuration of maintenance windows in Tanium described in Patch Like You Mean It. This […]
I’ve been a bit remiss with my promise to provide technical explanations to the practices detailed in Patch Like You Mean It. As many of you already know, the constant diversions that come from parenthood, marriage, and life in general compete for one’s attention in ever more interesting ways. That said, you have my attention […]
I’ve seen a lot of different patching processes throughout my time in the industry. Automated patching with minimal capabilities for exclusions, excluding patches site wide because a few dozen servers couldn’t have the patch, manual (!) patching, and those who avoid patching at all (!!). More often than not, the administrators responsible for this effort […]
Welcome Stranger, My name is Brent Henderson and I have started this blog to discuss a variety of things skewing heavily towards topics involving my current work as a Systems Engineer for the Tanium and SCCM platforms. That said, you may have to endure the odd post here or there that tilts into personal issues […]