Sami Laiho

Let the Master teach you all the tricks up his sleeves. Sami has been troubleshooting and teaching the art of OS troubleshooting, management and security to others for 15 years and counting.

Sami's troubleshooting sessions have been awarded "Best in Show" in multiple worldwide conferences including AppManagEvent. He not only knows his stuff but can teach it in an effective and entertaining way.

Sami Laiho is one of the world’s leading professionals in the Windows OS and Security. Sami has been working with and teaching OS troubleshooting, management, and security since 1996.

At Ignite 2018, Sami’s “Behind the Scenes: How to build a conference winning session” and “Sami Laiho: 45 Life Hacks of Windows OS in 45 minutes” sessions were ranked as #1 and #2 out of 1708 sessions!! This was the first time in the history of the conference that anyone has been able to do this.

Before that, at Ignite 2017, the world’s biggest Microsoft event, Sami was evaluated as the Best External Speaker! Also, Sami’s sessions were evaluated as the Best session in TechEd North America, Europe and Australia in 2014, and Nordic Infrastructure Conference in 2016, 2017 and 2019

Publications & Recordings
Videos on Ch9

AppManagEvent:
45 life hacks of the Windows OS in 45 minutes

Securing Windows in 2019 and forward

Hacking the bank

White is the new Black

Let’s keep everyone Admin when deploying Win10: not!

How to install application packages for the modern secure Windows

Proactive vs Reactive Security

Applying Proactive security in Windows

Technet Article
Three things you have to learn to stay in the IT Pro business

 

1-day workshop - Implementing MFA – On-Prem, Azure and Everywhere

Duration: 1 day
Instructors: Sami Laiho
Language: English

 

Join, Sami Laiho, a world leading security expert, in this one-day class (in person) and learn how he manages different sized environments and deploys the concept of Privileged Access Workstationsto implement and manage MFA, both on-prem/hybrid and Azure AD only, for just Privileged Access Workstations or the whole fleet. You learn how to deploy different protectors like physical keys, Windows Authenticator, Biometrics and 3rd party solutions, in different kinds of environments.

The times of using only usernames and passwords are over. MFA blocks 99% of Phishing attacks and will become even more important in the world that’s enhanced by AI. Multi-Factor Authentication has started to be a norm in accessing cloud services like email, and that is actually something that shows – in 2021 and 2022, Phishing was actually not the most common first vector for Ransomware to get into systems anymore. That #1 spot was taken over by unpatched vulnerabilities.

 

 

Contact:
Tel: +31 88 55 88 400
E-mail: sales@pds-site.com

 

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LocationDateDaysPrice
Culemborg (NL) or RemoteMonday 24 June 2024 9:00-16:30 NL-time
(3:00-10:30 US East/New York)
1€ 495,00Register now
Culemborg (NL) or RemoteMonday 7 October 2024 9:00-16:30 NL-time
(3:00-10:30 US East/New York)
1€ 495,00Register now

1-day workshop - Implementing AppLocker – the Right way!

Duration: 1 day
Instructors: Sami Laiho
Language: English

 

In 2020 the most important security measure in enterprises is whitelisting” said Gartner and multiple other agencies. Only the inventory of assets has now bypassed it on the list. On the other hand if you don’t have binary control, it’s impossible to keep software inventory up to date.
Since 2021 the most used initial attack vector by RansomWare changed from Phishing to Unpatched Vulnerabilities – the way to limit the enormous amount of patching is to limit and control the binaries you allow. In Windows this means you need to implement AppLocker, which now is available for PRO-versions as well! 

Join this one-day class( in person) where one of the leading experts in Windows OS and Security, Sami Laiho, shows you how to effectively and securely deploy AppLocker in your environment. 

 


 

Contact:
Tel: +31 88 55 88 400
E-mail: sales@pds-site.com

 

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LocationDateDaysPrice
Culemborg (NL) or RemoteTuesday 25 June 2024 9:00-16:30 NL-time
(3:00-10:30 US East/New York)
1€ 495,00Register now
Culemborg (NL) or RemoteTuesday 8 October 2024 9:00-16:30 NL-time
(3:00-10:30 US East/New York)
1€ 495,00Register now

1-day workshop - Implementing Privileged Access Workstations (PAW)

Duration: 1 day
Instructors: Sami Laiho
Language: English

 

Join, Sami Laiho, a world leading security expert, in this one-day class (in person) and learn how he manages different sized environments and deploys the concept of Privileged Access Workstations

If you can RDP into a server or a jump server from any computer in your network, you are in trouble and you should join this training!

One concept to deploy in any modern environment is the Concept of Privileged Access Workstations. We simply cannot allow _any_ computer to take down the whole company or have access to resources that can. A normal end-user computer can access the Internet and can not be thus used to manage the environment. A separate workstation, that cannot access the Internet and is better secured and more controlled, is to be used for managing the environment. We simply cannot combine potential access to malicious content and management into the same device.


 

Contact:
Tel: +31 88 55 88 400
E-mail: sales@pds-site.com

 

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LocationDateDaysPrice
Culemborg (NL) or RemoteWednesday 26 June 2024 9:00-16:30 NL-time
(3:00-10:30 US East/New York)
1€ 495,00Register now
Culemborg (NL) or RemoteWednesday 9 October 2024 9:00-16:30 NL-time
(3:00-10:30 US East/New York)
1€ 495,00Register now

BlackBelt - Advanced Troubleshooting the Windows OS

Duration: 4 days
Material: Student Lab Manual, Slide deck, and lab files
Instructor: Sami Laiho
Language: English

 

The best Windows OS troubleshooters can be taught by taking this course.

  • Have you ever wondered if Windows Pagefile settings should be changed or how they actually work?
  • Have you ever wondered what the values in Task Manager actually mean – like Paged Pool, Working Set, Free memory etc? Did you know that Task Manager can never show what’s hanging in Windows (Yes, it’s a fact and totally impossible)?
  • Do you know how a file actually gets cached and finally written to the disk or how threads communicate with each other?
  • Have you ever wondered what Mutexes or Semaphores in Process Explorer really mean?
  • Do you want to learn how to troubleshoot performance issues like Slow Logons, Computers or application start? Do you know how to use Windows Performance Toolkit?

If you don’t know the answers, come and join this course as it will provide you with the answers and a lot more! 

To get the best out of this session we would suggest you have MCSA (Windows Server 2012/2016 or Windows 10) or MCSE (Mobility or Productivity). Having a working skillset on this level is fine as well.
Please bring your own challenges and questions to this expert session as this will be a rare opportunity to learn from the best.

 


 

Contact:
Also possible to join this class remoteTel: +31 88 55 88 400
E-mail: sales@pds-site.com

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BlackBelt – Securing Windows Desktop and Windows Server

Duration: 4 days
Material: Student Lab Manual, Slide deck, and lab files
Instructor: Sami Laiho
Language: English

 

Gartner has said that one of the most needed changes in enterprise security is to move to a least privilege approach, whitelisting of applications and overall proactive security.

Microsoft said in February 2018 that 85% of all security threats would have been mitigated by moving to proactive security. In year 2017 all major antimalware companies reported more than 1.000.000 new malware samples EVERY day! Do you really need more convincing that you need to do it as well than these facts. Well there is more just make you sure...

Sami has been consulting companies with 10 computers and enterprises with close to 600.000 endpoints. Many things that you take for granted when it comes to energy or money is actually secured by his knowledge. Don’t miss out, this is the cheapest consulting you will ever get, while learning!

While the client and the server versions share the same Kernel there certain things that only apply to Windows Servers – this course also includes the needed info on how to protect Windows Server and infrastructure services! Level 300 class


 

Contact:
Also possible to join this class remoteTel: +31 88 55 88 400
E-mail: sales@pds-site.com

Learn more

Send a mail to sales@pds-site.com for more information