ISACA Greater Washington, D.C. Chapter
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PowerShell® Workshop: Active Directory
April 11 @ 8:30 am - 2:00 pm EDT
GWDC Member $100, Non-GWDC Member $150
Auditors performing audits of Windows systems inevitably need to obtain information from Active Directory®, Microsoft’s platform for providing directory services to Windows and other devices. Whether it’s data on user accounts, computer accounts, group membership, or configurations in group policy objects, Active Directory is often a critical data source for Windows system audits.
While Active Directory graphic user interfaces can be used to obtain this information, they are often not efficient to use and some information isn’t easy to find and download. This often results in administrators needing to provide data or screenshots.
PowerShell® provides a better method of obtaining information from Active Directory. As a Microsoft product, PowerShell has a variety of commands for working with Active Directory. These include commands to obtain data on Active Directory objects, such as users, computers, groups, and group policy objects. Using simple PowerShell scripting capabilities, auditors can develop scripts to efficiently collect data from Active Directory and perform audit tests on this data.
This one-day workshop will cover the PowerShell commands needed to obtain user, computer, group, and group policy object data from Active Directory. The course will also cover basic audit tests that can be performed using PowerShell on Active Directory objects. Attendees will be provided access to a virtual server to practice commands and perform hands-on exercises.
Auditors and security professionals who audit Active Directory will benefit from attending this course.
This course builds on the concepts presented in the PowerShell® Basics Workshop.
Registration closes on April 10 @ 3pm.
Course Overview
April 11
The workshop will be held on April 11 from 8:30 am to 2:00 pm.
Add this event to your calendar using the Add to Calendar link at the bottom of the page.
Virtual Event
The course will be held using Zoom.
Prior to the event, participants must install the Zoom app on their respective devices. Participants using the web-based Teams or calling via the phone may not be entitled to CPE credits.
GWDC Member Fee – $100
The fee for GWDC Members is $100 for the course.
The fee for all other registrants is $150 for the course.
To become a member and take advantage of the member rate for our events, among other benefits, join ISACA and select the Greater Washington D.C. Chapter as your local chapter.
Earn up to 6 CPEs
Attendees can earn up to 7 CPEs for this event.
Participants must respond to all the poll questions via the Zoom polling feature or chat log in order to receive NASBA CPE credits. The GWDC will not be responsible for the participant’s inability to respond to the polls.
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Agenda
- Overview of PowerShell’s Active Directory and Group Policy modules
- Hands-on demonstration and exercises of PowerShell commands for:
- Organizational units
- User objects
- Computer objects
- Group objects
- Group Policy Objects
- Overview of script for obtaining Active Directory data, analyzing and formatting it, and exporting to CSV files.
Additional Course Details
Hands-on Lab Exercises
Each student will be provided access to a Windows Server to use during the course. The server will be hosted on the Azure Lab Services platform.
The server will be accessed using Windows Remote Desktop. Therefore, on the course dates, students will need to use a Windows-based computer that permits use of the Remote Desktop protocol.
An email will be sent to each student this evening with instructions on accessing the virtual server. Students are encouraged to register and follow the instructions to access the virtual server prior to the start of the seminar.
Each lesson in the course has practice commands to use during the lesson and practice exercise to reinforce lesson concepts. All lesson materials will be pre-loaded onto each student’s virtual server.
Materials Provided During the Seminar
Each student attending the seminar will be provided:
- Presentation materials
- PowerShell scripts for each lesson
- Access to the virtual server for up to 10 hours after the course ends for additional practice
- Link to the seminar recording, good for 30 days after the seminar
Instructor
Mike Howard
CISA, MBA
Mike Howard is an experienced IT auditor with over 29 years of IT auditing experience in the Federal Government. Mike is a technical auditor who has audited numerous technologies, including mainframes, Unix environments, Active Directory, databases, Cisco devices, and Windows computers. Mike embraces innovative technologies to accomplish his audits, most notably using PowerShell to write custom scripts. Over the 10+ years that he has been using PowerShell, he’s written over 300 PowerShell scripts.
Mike is also a member of the ISACA Greater Washington D.C. chapter and has served on the board for 17+ years, most of the time as Internet/Communications Director. Mike is currently the Associate Director for Web Development, where he manages the chapter’s website. Mike has also used PowerShell to accomplish tasks related to his Chapter duties, including creating web pages, calculating CPE credits, and updating membership rosters.
Mike has a B.S. in Accounting from Old Dominion University and a Masters in Business Administration from George Mason University.
Event Questions and Policies
Cancellation and Refunds
Cancellation and refund for advance registrations is allowed if cancellations are submitted through the registration system by the date registration closes. Refunds vary depending on the date of cancellation and cost of the event. See ISACA GWDC Event Policies for details.
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CPE Information
Earn up to 6 Continuing Professional Education (CPE) credit in the area of Information Technology. The ISACA® Greater Washington, D.C. Chapter is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.NASBARegistry.org
CPE Distribution and Evaluation Survey
CPEs will be distributed via e-mail along with the event evaluation survey after the completion of the event. Attendees must be present for the full event to receive full CPE credit.
Learning Objective
After completing this course, students will have basic skills to use PowerShell to obtain, view, and export data from Active Directory.
CPE-Related Details
- Prerequisites: Students should be familiar with using PowerShell and working with Active Directory.
- Advance Preparation: The instructor will provide materials in advance of the course. The instructor will also provide credentials to access a virtual server several days in advance of the course. Students should log onto the server and share any issues with the instructor in advance of the course.
- Program Knowledge Level: Intermediate
- Delivery Method: Group Internet Based
- Field of Study: Information Technology – Technical