Keeping Active Directory secure is one of the most critical tasks for organizations’ information security. Keeping track of users’ activity is a fundamental part of AD security. But before jumping into purchasing shiny tools, there’s a lot you can do by simply changing and leveraging AD built-in audit capabilities.

2020-2021 were unusually rough in the information security field. The pandemic accelerated the pace of discovering new attack techniques and the attacker’s motivation was high due to the potential impact of each attack. In addition, work methodologies that have changed led to the exposure of new vulnerabilities and an increase in the organizational attack surface.

Windows 10 is probably the most used Operating System (OS) in organizations these days. The fact that every level of user in the organization, from IT experts to entities that has little knowledge in cybersecurity use it, it is prone to be targeted by attackers as a gate to the entire network. A lot of attention is invested in users’ behavior and phishing campaigns, while many risks hide in the OS itself.