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Applying MITRE ATT&CK framework to your Active Directory

Dec 17, 2024 By Fidelis Security In Fidelis Security
Active Directory is a cornerstone of IT systems, handling user authentication, permissions, and access to resources. Its importance makes it a main target for attackers trying to get unauthorized access, escalate privileges, or cause disruptions. The MITRE ATT&CK framework, a comprehensive knowledge base of adversary tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs), serves as a valuable tool to identify, prevent, and respond to such threats in your AD environment.
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Defending Your Active Directory Against Ransomware: Essential Strategies for Protection

Dec 12, 2024 By Fidelis Security In Fidelis Security
Did you know that 59% of organizations have been hit by ransomware, with Active Directory (AD) often being the primary target for attackers seeking credential theft and privilege escalation? With AD being basically the heart of enterprise IT from the permissions management and granting view, these ransomware threats automatically go against it and hence protecting them is pretty much important so to keep the organization safe.
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What are the consequences of losing Active Directory (AD)?

Nov 27, 2024 By Fidelis Security In Fidelis Security
Did you know that 54% of breaches result from stolen or hacked credentials, according to DHS and CISA? Active Directory (AD) is a prime target for attackers, and compromising it can lead to catastrophic consequences for any organization. In this video, we dive into: Why AD is a prime target: Once compromised, attackers gain "the keys to the kingdom" and access to your entire enterprise. The hidden threat: Attackers can remain undetected in your network for up to 10 days, extracting sensitive information. On average, a data breach costs an organization around $4.4 million.
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Add Alias in Active Directory

Nov 20, 2024 By Jonathan Blackwell In Netwrix
Microsoft Active Directory is a directory service for Windows domain networks. Active Directory serves as a centralized database which stores information about network resources, including users, computers, and services. It plays a significant role in network management and security, providing a framework for user authentication, authorization, resource management, and policy enforcement. This allows organizations to manage permissions and access rights across the entire network efficiently.
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What is active directory and why is it on an attackers radar?

Nov 20, 2024 By Fidelis Security In Fidelis Security
In the past year, 85% of organizations have experienced an Active Directory attack. To strengthen your security posture and defend your AD, you need to what attackers are looking for. In this video,'s experts give you an insight into what exactly is Active Directory and what makes it such a lucrative target for cyber attackers.
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The Benefits of One Identity Active Roles - Based on PeerSpot Real User Feedback

Nov 19, 2024 By PeerSpot In One Identity
One Identity’s suite of IAM solutions includes Active Roles, an AD (Active Directory) management tool designed to increase the security and efficiency of identity environments by consolidating all AD domains and Entra ID tenants onto a single console This ensures consistent enforcement of security policies through automation, enables identity data to be synchronized across the entire network, and reduces the number of accounts which have been erroneously granted access privileges.
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Best practices to enhance Active Directory protection

Nov 15, 2024 By General In ManageEngine
Almost 90% of businesses employ Active Directory (AD) in their IT environments to manage user accounts and control access—yet every day, 95 million AD accounts are targeted by cyberattackers. It’s not surprising that AD is a popular target. Attackers can actively exploit user accounts and use them as an entry point to launch lucrative attacks. Find out how you can employ best practices to keep your AD safe from adversaries.
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Active Directory security: Exploiting certificate services

Nov 11, 2024 By AD360 In ManageEngine
Active Directory (AD) is crucial for an organization’s identity and access management strategy, but its complex architecture is also a prime zone for overlooked vulnerabilities. One such feature that’s often overlooked is Active Directory Certificate Services (ADCS). Active Directory Certificate Services ADCS is a service that provides a robust solution for managing digital certificates in a Windows Server environment. It leverages AD to manage certificates in a domain environment.
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What are Active Directory Service Accounts?

Oct 30, 2024 By Dirk Schrader In Netwrix
Just like human users, computer programs also need access to resources on a network to function properly. There’s a difference in how these two groups—individuals and programs—access these resources, though. While humans utilize user accounts, computer programs use Active Directory service accounts.
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