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Russell Smith

Editorial Director

Editorial Director at Petri IT Knowledgebase. Russell has more than 20 years' experience working in IT. From small business to large government IT infrastructure projects.

Russell started his writing career for Windows IT Pro magazine in the early 2000s. Since then, Russell has contributed to a variety of publications, including Petri, CDW's list of publications, and various industry blogs including Netwrix, BeyondTrust, and others.

In addition to more than 1000 articles Russell has authored, he has also written a book on Windows security and co-authored another for Microsoft's MOAC series. Russell has also authored several courses for Pluralsight.

LATEST

The Anatomy of a Privilege Escalation Attack

Mar 10, 2017
Russell Smith

Learn how an attacker can move laterally across a network to get access to a domain controller.

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What Are Azure Managed Disks?

Mar 06, 2017
Russell Smith

Learn about how new Managed Disks in Azure make storage management easier.

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Add a Network Interface to an Azure VM

Feb 27, 2017
Russell Smith

In this article, I show you how to add an additional network interface to an Azure VM that’s already configured with 2 or more NICs.

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What Is Antimalware Scan Interface (AMSI) in Windows 10?

Feb 22, 2017
Russell Smith

Learn about the Antimalware Scan Interface in Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016.

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Auditing Improvements in Windows Server 2016

Feb 20, 2017
Russell Smith

Learn about improvements to security auditing in Windows Server 2016 and Windows 10.

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How to Encrypt an Azure Virtual Machine

Feb 17, 2017
Russell Smith

In this article, I’ll show you to encrypt an Azure virtual machine.

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Understanding Windows 10 Enterprise Licensing

Feb 17, 2017
Russell Smith

Discover how Windows 10 Enterprise is licensed.

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Secure Azure AD Using Identity Protection

Feb 17, 2017
Russell Smith

Learn how Azure Active Directory Identity Protection can help secure cloud identities.

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Azure Monitor: Creating Alerts

Feb 13, 2017
Russell Smith

Learn how to create an alert in Azure Monitor.

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Windows Server 2016: DFS-R vs. Storage Replica

Feb 10, 2017
Russell Smith

What is the difference between Dfs-R and Storage Replica in Windows Server 2016?

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