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Playbooks

Short, decision-oriented response plans designed to be used under pressure, with owners, evidence, containment, and exit criteria.

12 articles · source-backed · editorially reviewed
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· 15 min read · Intermediate

Forgotten Windows password? Why an administrator should not reset it without thinking

An administrative Windows password reset can restore sign-in while breaking access to DPAPI-protected secrets, EFS files and private keys. Learn how to identify the account type, preserve a working session, back up recovery material and prove the data still opens.

WindowsDPAPIEFSPassword RecoveryWindows 11Active DirectoryMicrosoft Entra IDWindows HelloSysadmin
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· 11 min read · Advanced

Playbook: Microsoft 365 account compromise

A role-based cloud identity response checklist from declaration through session revocation, evidence, persistence review, lockout recovery, and monitoring.

Microsoft Graph PowerShellExchange Online PowerShell
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· 9 min read · Intermediate

Playbook: reported phishing message

Triage the message, interaction, identity, endpoint, and recipient scope without detonating the lure or deleting the only evidence.

grepPython standard library
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· 8 min read · Beginner

Playbook: lost or stolen managed device

Use device state, encryption, data classification, identity, remote management, and legal requirements to choose proportionate action.

BitLocker PowerShellMicrosoft Graph PowerShellPowerShell and Windows Event Log
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