Employee Offboarding Checklist: Secure AD, M365 and Workspace Steps
A practical leaver checklist covering Active Directory disable and group cleanup, Microsoft 365 session revocation and mailbox conversion, Google Workspace suspension and data transfer, Zoho user deactivation, plus shared credentials, devices and verification steps.
September 29, 2026
cPanel Hostname SSL: Let’s Encrypt AutoSSL Fix in WHM
Enable the Let's Encrypt provider for AutoSSL in WHM, force a run for accounts, and repair the hostname certificate used by cpsrvd, Dovecot, Exim and FTP with checkallsslcerts, including DNS and port 80 validation failures.
September 29, 2026
WordPress cURL Error 28: Failed to Connect Fixed (Imunify360 and CSF)
Diagnose the WordPress cURL error 28 loopback and outbound failure on cPanel servers, identify whether Imunify360, CSF, /etc/hosts or the resolver is blocking the connection, and apply the whitelist or rule fix with verification.
September 29, 2026
Invalid Signature Detected Secure Boot Policy: Fix
Resolve the UEFI boot error "Invalid Signature Detected. Check Secure Boot Policy in Setup" on Windows 10/11 and Windows Server, covering revoked bootloaders, the 2023 Secure Boot certificate rollover, third-party loaders and DBX updates.
September 29, 2026
Imunify360 Missing from WHM: 4 Fixes
Restore the Imunify360 icon in WHM when the plugin is registered but disabled, the agent is stopped, the install was corrupted, or a cPanel update removed the plugin registration, using imunify360-agent enable-plugin and reinstall steps.
September 29, 2026
Deploy Printers with Group Policy: Preferences, Print Management and Point and Print
Push shared and TCP/IP printers to Windows 11 and Windows Server 2025 with Group Policy Preferences or Deployed Printers, keep Point and Print secure after PrintNightmare, pre-stage package-aware drivers, target by group or site and use Universal Print with Intune.
September 29, 2026
Disable RDP Drive Redirection with GPO: Clipboard, Printers, USB and Smart Cards
Block drive, clipboard, printer, USB and smart card redirection in Remote Desktop sessions on Windows Server 2025 and Windows 11 with session host Group Policy, client-side registry values, RDS collection properties and Intune, and keep an exception for IT.
September 29, 2026
Fine-Grained Password Policy (PSO) in Active Directory: 2026 Setup
How to create Password Settings Objects with New-ADFineGrainedPasswordPolicy or the Administrative Center, apply stricter or looser rules to specific groups, control precedence, and confirm which policy a user actually receives.
September 29, 2026
pfBlockerNG DNS and IP Blocking on pfSense: 2026 Setup
Install pfBlockerNG-devel on pfSense CE 2.9, run the wizard, enable DNSBL with Unbound for ad and malware domain blocking, add GeoIP and threat-feed IP lists, and confirm blocks with the reports and log pages.
September 29, 2026
Using WP Toolkit Security Risk scores, Smart Update and Vulnerable Components
How hosting providers use the WP Toolkit features added in cPanel 136 and 138 to triage WordPress sites by risk score, patch vulnerable plugins automatically, and roll out updates with Smart Update staging checks.
September 29, 2026
Block USB Storage Group Policy: 5 Methods for Windows 11
Block USB flash drives, external disks and phones on Windows 11 and Windows Server 2025 with Removable Storage Access, Device Installation Restrictions, BitLocker To Go and Intune, while approved drives, keyboards and mice keep working.
September 29, 2026
47-Day SSL Certificate Lifetime: Critical Automation for Hosts
Public TLS certificate validity drops to 200 days in 2026, 100 in 2027 and 47 in 2029, with DCV reuse shrinking alongside. What breaks on cPanel and DirectAdmin servers, and the automation, DNS and monitoring changes to make before it does.
September 29, 2026