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The 5 Pillars for DORA Compliance in Active Directory
- Daniel Lattimer | Area Vice President - EMEA West
- Aug 30, 2024
The Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) is an incoming European Union (EU) legislative framework aimed at fortifying the operational resilience of digital systems within the financial sector. All finance entities that operate in or with the EU need to achieve DORA compliance by early 2025, as do information and communication…
Cohesity and Semperis Provide Unmatched Cyber Resilience for Business-Critical Data
- Nico Devoti | Senior Director, Technology Alliances
- Aug 09, 2024
An organization’s data is one of its most valuable assets—and a prime target for cyberattackers, who prove time and again that their victims will pay large ransom sums to get exfiltrated data back. According to Semperis’ 2024 Ransomware Risk Report, 78% of organizations that were hit by a ransomware attack…
Hello, My Name Is Domain Admin
- Mickey Bresman
- Aug 05, 2024
My friends know I'm a movie buff. Being also a mixed martial enthusiast, one of my all-time favorites is Fight Club, based on Chuck Palahniuk's first novel. The story is about an identity crisis: rebelling against consumerism, trying to find truth and meaning in life, and becoming a "real" person…
Strengthening Incident Response with Forest Druid
- Huy Kha | Senior Identity & Security Architect
- Aug 01, 2024
Forest Druid is a free attack path discovery tool for hybrid identity environments, such as Active Directory and Entra ID. Unlike traditional tools that map attack paths from the external perimeter inwards, Forest Druid focuses on protecting the most critical assets first. This method prioritizes identifying and securing Tier 0…
New Ransomware Statistics Reveal Increased Need for Active Directory Security and Resilience
- Mickey Bresman
- Jul 31, 2024
By now, we’re all familiar with the need for an “assume breach” mindset where ransomware and other cyber threats are concerned. To better understand the necessity and challenges of this approach, we partnered with international market research firm Censuswide to ask organizations about their experience with ransomware attacks. What we…
Identity Attack Watch: AD Security News, July 2024
- Semperis Research Team
- Jul 31, 2024
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 and provides additional…
How to Defend Against SPN Scanning in Active Directory
- Daniel Petri | Senior Training Manager
- Jul 12, 2024
Service Principal Name (SPN) scanning is a reconnaissance technique that attackers use in Active Directory environments. This method enables attackers to discover valuable services and associated accounts, which can be potential targets for further attacks such as Kerberoasting. Related reading: Protect Active Directory against Kerberoasting What is SPN scanning? Understanding…
Forrester: Semperis Directory Services Protector users report 90% faster object- and group-level remediation
- Sean Deuby | Principal Technologist
- Jul 12, 2024
One of the nightmares that Active Directory admins dread is a simple human error in configuration that can cause crippling access or security problems across the organization. I’ve always said that one of the most unsettling remarks you may hear at work is an AD administrator saying “Oops”! As a…
