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Hospital Cyberattacks Highlight Importance of Active Directory Security
- Michael Choo
- Mar 24, 2025
Two back-to-back incidents—part of a global increase in cyberattacks on healthcare organizations—followed common pathways to exploit AD security vulnerabilities.
Introduction to Identity Forensics & Incident Response (IFIR)
- Huy Kha | Senior Identity & Security Architect
- Mar 21, 2025
From my experience at Microsoft Detection and Response Team (DART), I know that ransomware operators almost always target high-privileged identities. Once attackers gain control, they use those identities to spread ransomware; for example, through Group Policy or PsExec. Ransomware attacks are usually loud and destructive, aiming to cause maximum impact…
Leveraging NIST CSF for Public Sector Cybersecurity
- Edward Amoroso
- Mar 18, 2025
[Editor’s note: This article is a guest post by TAG CEO and founder Ed Amoroso.] Cybersecurity practitioners working for federal agencies in the United States know that they must learn to decode various acronyms such as FedRAMP, FISMA, RMF, and on and on. They must do so because the standards…
LDAP Reconnaissance Explained
- Huy Kha | Senior Identity & Security Architect
- Mar 06, 2025
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) reconnaissance is an approach that enables attackers to discover valuable details about an organization, such as user accounts, groups, computers, and privileges. Learn how to detect LDAP reconnaissance and how cyberattackers can use this method as part of an attempt to compromise your environment. What…
Effective GPO Change Auditing with Directory Services Protector
- Huy Kha | Senior Identity & Security Architect
- Mar 01, 2025
Tracking Group Policy changes can be tricky, especially in large environments with numerous Group Policy Objects (GPOs) linked to different organizational units (OUs). Yet GPO change auditing is a vital part of effective cybersecurity. Without proper visibility, critical changes—whether due to accidental misconfigurations or malicious activity—can easily slip under the…
Group Policy Abuse Explained
- Huy Kha | Senior Identity & Security Architect
- Feb 27, 2025
Group Policy is a key configuration and access management feature in the Windows ecosystem. The breadth and level of control embodied in Group Policy Objects (GPOs) within Active Directory make Group Policy abuse a popular method for attackers who want to establish or strengthen a foothold in your environment. Here's…
Password Spraying Explained
- Huy Kha | Senior Identity & Security Architect
- Feb 22, 2025
Password spraying is a top cyber threat, named in the recent report from the cybersecurity agencies in the Five Eyes alliance. What is password spraying, how have cyberattackers used it in the past, and how can you detect and defend your hybrid Active Directory environment against password spraying attacks? What…
Golden Ticket Attack Explained
- Huy Kha | Senior Identity & Security Architect
- Feb 02, 2025
A Golden Ticket attack occurs when an attacker forges a Kerberos Ticket Granting Ticket (TGT) to gain full control over an Active Directory environment. By compromising the KRBTGT account, which signs all Kerberos tickets, the attacker can create fake tickets for any user and gain access to any resource within…
