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Learn PowerShell Core 6.0

By : David das Neves, Jan-Hendrik Peters
Book Image

Learn PowerShell Core 6.0

By: David das Neves, Jan-Hendrik Peters

Overview of this book

Beginning with an overview of the different versions of PowerShell, Learn PowerShell Core 6.0 introduces you to VSCode and then dives into helping you understand the basic techniques in PowerShell scripting. You will cover advanced coding techniques, learn how to write reusable code as well as store and load data with PowerShell. This book will help you understand PowerShell security and Just Enough Administration, enabling you to create your own PowerShell repository. The last set of chapters will guide you in setting up, configuring, and working with Release Pipelines in VSCode and VSTS, and help you understand PowerShell DSC. In addition to this, you will learn how to use PowerShell with Windows, Azure, Microsoft Online Services, SCCM, and SQL Server. The final chapter will provide you with some use cases and pro tips. By the end of this book, you will be able to create professional reusable code using security insight and knowledge of working with PowerShell Core 6.0 and its most important capabilities.
Table of Contents (26 chapters)
Title Page
Dedication
Packt Upsell
Contributors
Preface
Index

Prioritizing technical security controls


Up to now, you have learned about many technical security controls. But security is always a risk validation and threat mitigation in comparison to the investment of human resources, license costs, and even implementation and maintenance times. In addition, you also have to plan for all technical dependencies. Some come with new operating systems or with a Feature Update for Windows 10; others need to be set up and have networking dependencies. Some just validate logs for specific patterns and others work with AI to detect behavioral anomalies. In addition, you will find bypasses to almost all technical security controls.

As a result of this very complex topic, we can still see many customers focusing on the complete wrong areas in the first place. It is important to have a roadmap with milestones, and to continuously evaluate whether your plans still are the best choice. It is also important to play on all the defense lines. You should not just focus...