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Active Directory
Rethinking Active Directory security

In the wake of a cyberattack, Active Directory is sometimes dismissed as just another service that needs to be recovered, and security is an afterthought. But the hard reality …

Specops Password Auditor
Product showcase: Specops Password Auditor

They are often the target of many attackers who search for them like gold. Some can be easily found, while others can be more difficult to come by. However, inevitably, they …

Specops Password Policy
Review: Specops Password Policy

Specops Password Policy is a powerful tool for overcoming the limitations of the default password policies present in Microsoft Active Directory environments. To be fair, …

certificate
Moving past the madness of manually updated X.509 certificates

Microsoft’s Active Directory (AD) is by far the most widely used enterprise repository for digital identities. Microsoft Active Directory Certificate Services (ADCS) is …

securing Active Directory
Securing Active Directory accounts against password-based attacks

Traditional password-based security might be headed for extinction, but that moment is still far off. In the meantime, most of us need something to prevent our worst instincts …

Active Directory
Most organizations have no Active Directory cyber disaster recovery plan

Although 97% of organizations said that Active Directory (AD) is mission-critical, more than half never actually tested their AD cyber disaster recovery process or do not have …

ManageEngine ADSelfService Plus
Critical ManageEngine ADSelfService Plus RCE flaw patched

A critical vulnerability (CVE-2020-11552) in ManageEngine ADSelfService Plus, an Active Directory password-reset solution, could allow attackers to remotely execute commands …

biohazard
New propagation module makes Trickbot more stealthy

Trickbot infections of Domain Controller (DC) servers has become more difficult to detect due to a new propagation module that makes the malware run from memory, Palo Alto …

key
Review: Specops Key Recovery

Mobile device use continues to grow, while an increasingly mobile and remote workforce depends heavily on laptops. To secure those devices, organizations need to implement …

Active Directory
Active Directory password reset best practices

Password change and password reset are terms that are often used interchangeably. However, they are not the same. A user will perform a password change when they remember …

Active Directory
Who is responsible for Active Directory security within your organization?

Over one third (36%) of IT professionals say their organizations are more vulnerable to security threats now than they were five years ago, according to a new Alsid research. …

Microsoft NTLM
Microsoft NTLM vulnerabilities could lead to full domain compromise

Preempt researchers have discovered two vulnerabilities that may allow attackers to bypass a number of protections and mitigations against NTLM relay attacks and, in some …

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