Active Directory Security

Identity Attack Watch: AD Security News, May 2023

Identity Attack Watch: AD Security News, May 2023

  • Semperis Research Team

As cyberattacks targeting Active Directory continue to rise, AD security, identity, and IT teams face mounting pressure to monitor the evolving AD-focused threat landscape. To assist IT professionals in comprehending and preventing attacks that involve AD, the Semperis Research Team publishes a monthly roundup of recent cyberattacks. In this month’s…

AD Security 101: Non-Default Security Principals with DCSync Rights

AD Security 101: Non-Default Security Principals with DCSync Rights

  • Daniel Petri | Senior Training Manager

Misuse of DCSync functionality can lead to vulnerabilities that put Active Directory—and your enterprise network—at risk.

AD Security 101: Domain Controller Security

AD Security 101: Domain Controller Security

  • Daniel Petri | Senior Training Manager

For organizations that use Active Directory (AD), securing domain controllers (DCs) is an essential part of AD security. DCs are critical components of the IT infrastructure. These servers hold sensitive and security-related data, including user account information, authentication credentials, and Group Policy objects (GPOs). Naturally, then, DC security is an…

Identity Attack Watch: AD Security News, April 2023

Identity Attack Watch: AD Security News, April 2023

  • Semperis Research Team

As cyberattacks targeting Active Directory continue to rise, AD security, identity, and IT teams face mounting pressure to monitor the evolving AD-focused threat landscape. To assist IT professionals in comprehending and preventing attacks that involve AD, the Semperis Research Team publishes a monthly roundup of recent cyberattacks. In this month’s…

Active Directory Migration: 15 Steps to Success

Active Directory Migration: 15 Steps to Success

  • Daniel Petri | Senior Training Manager

Active Directory (AD) migration projects can be challenging and complex. Such projects involve the migration of users, groups, computers, and applications from one AD domain or forest to another. Careful planning and execution can help your migration team complete a successful AD migration, with minimal disruption to end users and…

Why AD Modernization Is Critical to Your Cybersecurity Program

Why AD Modernization Is Critical to Your Cybersecurity Program

  • Mickey Bresman

Active Directory (AD) is the core identity store for many organizations. As such, AD has also become a major target for bad actors. If attackers gain access to AD, they gain access to any resources in the organization. In a hybrid on-prem/cloud scenario, which is common today, that includes access…

Identity Attack Watch: AD Security News, March 2023

Identity Attack Watch: AD Security News, March 2023

  • Semperis Research Team

As cyberattacks targeting Active Directory continue to rise, AD security, identity, and IT teams face mounting pressure to monitor the evolving AD-focused threat landscape. To assist IT professionals in comprehending and preventing attacks that involve AD, the Semperis Research Team publishes a monthly roundup of recent cyberattacks. In this month’s…

Azure Active Directory Security: 5 Ways to Secure Your AD

Azure Active Directory Security: 5 Ways to Secure Your AD

  • Eitan Bloch | Semperis Product Manager

Securing Active Directory (AD)—the common target in 9 out of 10 cyberattacks—is difficult. Many organizations have legacy AD environments with accumulated misconfigurations that attackers love to exploit. And although 90% of organizations worldwide use AD as their primary identity store, Gartner research shows that only 33% have any sort of…