We have seen issues reported in our support forum where Azure commands are not terminating, or more likely their cmdlets are not returning in a GUI environment. This is due to the Powershell pipeline being held up by the GUI, which could prevent Powershell from processing internal messages and events thus causing a hang when a […]
Category: Automation
SAPIEN Technologies at the Orlando .NET User Group
I had the pleasure of speaking with the Orlando .NET User Group on May 11. It was a well attended event with over 20 attendees and a few sponsors. The presentation I gave provided a comparison of the differences between Windows PowerShell and PowerShell Core. I also showcased the creation of hybrid scripts that can tackle […]
PowerShell Studio: Working with PowerShell Core
A couple of months ago, Microsoft announced that PowerShell Core had reached the Generally Available (GA) and supported status. Subsequently, we released PowerShell Studio 2018 which features the ability to build, test, and execute PowerShell Core scripts. As PowerShell Core evolves, SAPIEN Technologies is committed to expand and support PowerShell Core with subsequent builds of our products. In […]
Enabling deep script block logging
As of the KB3000850 update and PowerShell 5.0, PowerShell has included script block logging so that admins would have more tools for the blue team side of pen testing. If you’re unfamiliar or have never heard of it before, I recommend giving this blog post a read. Not only does the post describe what script […]
Automation — in Science
I recently had the great honor of attending my eldest son’s Ph.D. thesis defense. It was one of those mommy moments — you know, “my son the doctor.” Jackson Cahn, Ph.D. with his parents, June Blender and Andy Cahn Photo by Ron Rogers Although I’d discussed my son’s work with him for years, I didn’t […]
