Meet the Identerati: How Identity Security Became a Cult

• Post author:Paul Fisher
• Post published: November 5, 2026
• Post category:Blogs

Identity asks who you are, while access asks what is about to happen on a machine. Paul Fisher argues the second question is the only one AI agents answer to.

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Attackers Hijack AOMEI Backupper Update Servers to Deliver Backdoor

• Post author:Pocholo Legaspi, Paul Fisher
• Post published: October 31, 2026
• Post category:Blogs

A supply chain attack on AOMEI Backupper used unsigned config files to deliver a backdoor. Confirmed victims include IT services, telecoms and universities.

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What’s New in Admin By Request for macOS 6.0

• Post author:Pocholo Legaspi
• Post published: October 27, 2026
• Post category:Blogs

Admin By Request EPM for macOS 6.0 adds Managed Sudo, so standard users can run approved command-line tools with sudo. Remote Kill and session extension join it.

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When Patch Tuesday Hits Four Digits, What Do You Fix First?

• Post author:Pocholo Legaspi
• Post published: October 23, 2026
• Post category:Blogs

CVE volume is climbing faster than any patch cycle can keep up with. Exploited flaws need to go out fast, while least privilege limits what the rest can do.

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How I Ended Up Here: The Short Version of a Long Career

• Post author:Paul Fisher
• Post published: October 22, 2026
• Post category:Blogs

Meet Paul Fisher, Admin By Request’s Head of Global Strategy. His working life started with corgis, laundry vans, and a turntable he really couldn’t afford.

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Admin By Request Named a Leader in Endpoint Privilege Management Software by SourceForge

• Post author:Pocholo Legaspi
• Post published: October 19, 2026
• Post category:Blogs

Admin By Request EPM earns the SourceForge Fall 2026 Leader award. Our thanks go to every sysadmin and IT manager who took the time to share an honest review.

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Admin By Request Returns to it-sa 2026 with a Live Q&A Featuring Nico Hulkenberg

• Post author:Pocholo Legaspi
• Post published: October 12, 2026
• Post category:Blogs

Admin By Request is back at it-sa 2026 in Nuremberg, October 27 to 29. Two days on the Forum A stage end with a live Q&A featuring F1 driver Nico Hulkenberg.

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What’s New in Admin By Request for Linux 4.1

• Post author:Pocholo Legaspi
• Post published: October 5, 2026
• Post category:Blogs

Admin By Request for Linux 4.1 is out, with policy-file scoping and a long list of customer-driven fixes. RHEL, Rocky Linux, and Ubuntu endpoints all benefit.

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Installed vs. Running: What Software Inventory Leaves Out

• Post author:Pocholo Legaspi, Paul Fisher
• Post published: September 18, 2026
• Post category:Blogs

Install-based inventory lists what registered during setup. Portable apps, scripts, and executables run from user folders never show up on that report.

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Fake CAPTCHAs Are Now Aiming for Your Terminal: Inside the TerminalFix Campaign

• Post author:Pocholo Legaspi, Paul Fisher
• Post published: September 5, 2026
• Post category:Blogs

TerminalFix tricks employees into running malicious PowerShell, then maps Active Directory and tunnels out. Endpoint privilege limits shrink what one slip allows.

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