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Beginner’s Guide to PowerShell Scripting: Automate Windows Administration, Master Active Directory, and Unlock Cloud DevOps with Real-World Scripts and Projects

Cybersecurity for IT Managers: Practical Defense, Resilient Infrastructure, and Leadership in the Digital AgeBeginner’s Guide to PowerShell Scripting: Automate Windows Administration, Master Active Directory, and Unlock Cloud DevOps with Real-World Scripts and Projects

 

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This book was written for you.

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Inside this bookcomprehensive meetsguide, you in the middle. It delivers realistic, actionable guidance for building strong defenses, responding to threats, and communicating risk across your organization without needing a CISSP or a six-figure budget.

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  • Active Directory scripting for user management, login reports, and bulk operations

  • Working with files, CSVs, logs, APIs, scheduled tasks, and Windows services

  • Practical scripting for cloud platforms, DevOps pipelines, and REST APIs

  • How to balancewrite patchingreusable withscripts, uptime,debug compliancelike witha operations

  • How to manage privileged access, remote work,pro, and BYOD

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  • How to talk to executives in terms of risk, not just techpractices

StructuredWith instep-by-step fivetutorials, real-world examples, and over 100 practical parts: Foundations and Mindsets, Systems and Infrastructure, Access and Users, Incident Response and Continuity, and Leadership and Growth,scripts, this book walksdoesn’t just teach you stepPowerShell by- step through what matters most. Each chapter breaks down complex topics into understandable concepts, paired with stories, Socratic questions, and actionable solutions designed to build your judgment, not just your checklist.

Inside, you’ll find guidance on:

  • Creating layered, defensible infrastructure from the ground up

  • Conducting tabletop exercises and incident reviews that matter

  • Making decisions under pressure with limited resources

  • Encouraging a culture of security without fear or fatigue

  • Planning for growth, automation, and emerging threats like AI

Whether you’re reworking your first patch policy, handling an insider threat, or preparing your team to face tomorrow’s risks, Cybersecurity for IT Managersit gives you atools clearyou pathcan forward.immediately You’lluse gainto moresave thantime, technicalreduce insights.errors, You’lland gainimpress confidenceyour asteam.

 

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