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MGM Hack: what went wrong?

The MGM Hack: What Went Wrong This Time?

MGM Resorts International has once again fallen victim to another monumental cybersecurity hack. Reports state that the hacker crew Scattered Spider (UNC3944), which appears to be affiliated with the BlackCat (ALPHAV) ransomware crew, has maliciously acquired roughly six terabytes of data from the casino goliath. The exact ransomware strain is still being debated, but several …

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Rubrik's Dominance in Data Security and the Power of AI

Rubrik Dominance in Data Security and the Power of AI

Explore how Rubrik’s integration with Microsoft Sentinel and partnership with Azure OpenAI Service enhances security efficiency and streamlines operations. Learn about Rubrik’s AI-assisted cyber recoveries, its recent Microsoft Partner of the Year award, and its advanced AI-driven security solutions. Discover why Alchemy Technology Group, LLC (“Alchemy”), partners with Rubrik for superior data security and management. …

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Citrix ADC and Citrix Gateway Security Bulletin

3 Common Issues in Remediation of NetScaler CVE-2023-3519

After helping many of our customers upgrade from Netscaler ADC and Netscaler Gateway version 12.1 (end of life and vulnerable), we have identified 3 common issues and want to provide the following considerations to help those of you still solving for the remediation. (NetScaler CVE-2023-3519)     1. Licensing   The biggest issues we are …

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Upgrade to the Latest 2.x Version of Azure AD Connect Before August 31st, 2022

Azure AD Connect is an on-premises Microsoft application that powers hybrid identity. It is the sync agent that sits between on-premises Active Directory, and Azure Active Directory. This tool is updated very regularly and must be kept up to date for proper synchronization to occur. What You Need to Know On August 31, 2022, all …

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In The Lab with an Expert: Azure Active Directory 101

Azure Active Directory is becoming a necessity for any modern business, but understanding what it is (and isn’t) is key to developing a deployment strategy. In this session of Alchemy Tech Group’s In The Lab with an Expert, Adam Crossett and Alvin Gautreaux discuss how AAD fits into a modern organization’s authentication needs. Here are …

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Update to Microsoft 365 and Outlook for Windows Connectivity

What you need to know: To ensure that Microsoft meets performance expectations, they are updating the supported versions of Outlook for Windows that can connect to Microsoft 365 services. Starting November 1, 2021, the following versions of Outlook for Windows, as part of Office and Microsoft 365 Apps, will not be able to connect with …

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RELEASE AND WAIVER OF LIABILITY

The individual who registered (referred to as “I” or “me”) desires to enter the property owned by Reed Erickson (the “Owner”), located at 942 W 31st Street, Houston, Texas 77018 (the “Property”), to attend certain events and engagements co-hosted by the Owner and Alchemy Technology Group, LLC (“Alchemy” and together Alchemy and Owner are (the …

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An Overview of Modern Authentication using OAuth 2.0 and OIDC

Modern Authentication is typically not a single solution, but a set of modern, universally accepted standards and protocols that identify industry best practices. These standards include protocols such as Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML), Web Services Federation (WS-Federation or WS-Fed), OAuth 2.0, or Open ID Connect (OIDC). These protocols and standards have replaced legacy authentication …

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Alchemy Co-Founder, Wes Davis, Comments on New Okta Channel Leader

When CRN released an article announcing Okta’s hiring of former Insight President, Steve Dodenhoff, to lead Channels, they looked to Alchemy Co-Founder and Co-CEO, Wes Davis, for perspective. According to the article, Dodenhoff intends to foster more consulting and managed services engagements among the partner ecosystem so partners are empowered to help clients create comprehensive …

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Cloud Services and Cloud-based Federation with Citrix NetScaler webinar recording

The CUGC Networking SIG Webinar held a User Share webinar covering Cloud Services and Cloud-based Federation with Citrix NetScaler. We covered setting up NetScaler as a single point of authentication against Google, Azure and AD FS, leveraging AAA policies to deliver single sign-on to both XenDesktop and other web applications. It was presented by Networking …

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