Here is a short post for you on how to install and enable IIS Web Management Service (WMSVC) in Windows Server Core, using PowerShell. This allows you to remotely manager your IIS webservers. If you want a graphical (or GUI) tool to install in Windows (Server or 11/10), see Install and setup IIS Manager for Remote Administration in Windows Server IIS.
Windows Firewall
How to add, list and remove IP addresses in Windows Firewall
Yesterday, I showed you how to block IP addresses in Windows Firewall using PowerShell. This comes in handy when blocking IP addresses that are brute-force attacking your servers. In this short post I’ll show you how to bulk add IP addresses in Windows Firewall, list an IP address and how to remove all IP addresses from Windows Defender Firewall with Advanced Security.
Block brute force attacks on SQL Server, block IP addresses in Windows Firewall using PowerShell
This PowerShell solution blocks IP addresses that are trying to brute force your SQL Server logins, by blocking IP addresses in Windows Defender Firewall with Advanced Security. For the time being, some manual labor is involved, but it is still manageable. You can use this to create your own solution to block offending IP addresses in SQL Server’s firewall.
