WEBCAST: Blue Team-Apalooza

A Q&A recap from a 2018 sysadmin/security meetup sharing pragmatic practices that make measurable impact—network baselining (Nmap/Masscan), asset inventory, timely patching, hardening/cleartext service reduction, and effective GPOs—alongside tool comparisons (OpenVAS, Nessus, Nexpose), password policy guidance (favoring longer passphrases), patching urgency, procurement-linked inventory controls, SMB framework choices (CIS 20/NIST), brief notes on Cisco Smart Install (TCP/4786) risks and SIET, and practical tips for recon, baselining, and imaging (FOG) to standardize environments.