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- Daniel Petri | Senior Training Manager
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- Semperis Research Team
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Active Directory Backup & Recovery
Forrester TEI of Semperis: Organizations Reduce AD Forest Recovery Time by 90% with ADFR
- Sean Deuby | Principal Technologist
- Jun 06, 2024
Successfully recovering from an attack on Active Directory is a race against the clock. Organizations that have been through this worst-case scenario know that being able to recover your AD…
Best Practices for Active Directory Backup
- Sean Deuby | Principal Technologist
- May 23, 2024
Maintaining business continuity during and after a cyberattack has become a chief strategic objective, not just for enterprise cybersecurity, but for IT and business leadership as well. Effective Identity Threat…
New Forrester TEI Report: Semperis Slashes Downtime by 90%, Saving Customers Millions
- Sean Deuby | Principal Technologist
- May 20, 2024
How long could your organization go without access to applications and services because of an identity-related cyberattack? That’s the question we often ask security and IT ops leaders when we’re…
Active Directory Security
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…
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…
Identity Attack Watch: AD Security News, June 2024
- Semperis Research Team
- Jun 28, 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…
AD Security 101
How to Defend Against Password-Spraying Attacks
- Daniel Petri | Senior Training Manager
- Jun 16, 2024
In the ever-evolving and complex cybersecurity landscape, Active Directory remains a critical infrastructure component for managing network resources and user authentication. However, its centrality also makes it a prime target…
How to Defend Against SID History Injection
- Daniel Petri | Senior Training Manager
- May 03, 2024
Security Identifier (SID) History injection is a sophisticated cyberattack vector that targets Windows Active Directory environments. This attack exploits the SID History attribute, which is intended to maintain user access…
LDAP Injection Attack Defense: AD Security 101
- Daniel Petri | Senior Training Manager
- Mar 06, 2024
LDAP injection represents a formidable cyberattack vector, targeting the authentication and authorization mechanisms within your Active Directory environment. By exploiting improper input validation, attackers can manipulate LDAP statements and potentially…
Community Tools
Purple Knight Scoring Improves Understanding of Identity System Security Vulnerabilities
- Ran Harel
Our latest Purple Knight (PK) v4.2 release introduces fundamental changes, particularly concerning the new scoring calculation. Changing from a broader approach that considered all indicators, we’ve now zeroed in on…
Semperis Offers New Protection Against Okta Breaches
- Semperis Research Team
In an ever-evolving digital landscape, organizations rely on robust identity protection solutions to safeguard sensitive data and maintain secure operations. For most enterprise businesses, that means protecting Active Directory and…
AD Monitoring: AD Security 101
- Daniel Petri | Senior Training Manager
An unmanaged Active Directory (AD) can have a profound impact on your operations, leading to downtime and increasing your vulnerability to network security threats. AD monitoring can provide insights you…
Directory Modernization
Security-Centric Active Directory Migration and Consolidation
- Michael Masciulli
Enterprise organizations with legacy Active Directory (AD) environments have a security problem. Their AD infrastructure has likely degraded over time and now harbors multiple security vulnerabilities because of inefficient architecture,…
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…
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…
From the Front Lines
LockBit, Law Enforcement, and You
- Mickey Bresman
- Feb 28, 2024
Another day, another installment in the LockBit saga. The latest development in the never-ending story of cyber-criminal gangs versus law enforcement agencies is nearly worthy of its own TV series….
Active Directory Attacks: Why Cyber Threats Target AD
- Darren Mar-Elia | VP of Products
- Feb 21, 2024
[Updated February 21, 2024; originally published December 14, 2017] Active Directory is the most critical identity system for most enterprises. The problem is that in the two-plus decades since Active…
Identity Attack Watch: AD Security News, January 2024
- Semperis Research Team
- Jan 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…
Hybrid Identity Protection
Semperis DSP: Enhance AD and Entra ID Protection from Cyber Threats
- Eitan Bloch | Semperis Product Manager
- Apr 19, 2024
The SolarWinds breach in December 2020 signified a shift in the attack path for threat actors. Cyber threats increasingly target organizations’ cloud environments, typically Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD),…
Meet Silver SAML: Golden SAML in the Cloud
- Tomer Nahum and Eric Woodruff
- Feb 29, 2024
Key findings Golden SAML is a known attack technique discovered by CyberArk and published by Shaked Reiner. For years, Golden SAML has been known for its extraction of signing certificates…
How to Defend Against an Overpass the Hash Attack
- Daniel Petri | Senior Training Manager
- Feb 09, 2024
In the constantly evolving landscape of cyber threats, the Overpass the Hash attack is a potent vector. Leveraging the NTLM authentication protocol, this attack enables adversaries to bypass the need…
Identity Attack Catalog
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…
How to Defend Against Password-Spraying Attacks
- Daniel Petri | Senior Training Manager
- Jun 16, 2024
In the ever-evolving and complex cybersecurity landscape, Active Directory remains a critical infrastructure component for managing network resources and user authentication. However, its centrality also makes it a prime target…
How to Defend Against SID History Injection
- Daniel Petri | Senior Training Manager
- May 03, 2024
Security Identifier (SID) History injection is a sophisticated cyberattack vector that targets Windows Active Directory environments. This attack exploits the SID History attribute, which is intended to maintain user access…
Identity Threat Detection & Response
The Importance of Tiered Delegation and ACL Management
- Daniel Petri | Senior Training Manager
- Jun 27, 2024
Active Directory (AD) plays a critical role as the primary identity provider for numerous organizations throughout the world, forming the backbone of access control and authentication systems. However, its central…
DORA Compliance and ITDR
- Daniel Lattimer | Area Vice President – EMEA West
- Jun 19, 2024
Organisations in the financial services sector have less than a year to demonstrate DORA compliance. What is DORA, does it apply to your organisation, and how does DORA compliance intersect…
New Forrester TEI Report: Semperis Slashes Downtime by 90%, Saving Customers Millions
- Sean Deuby | Principal Technologist
- May 20, 2024
How long could your organization go without access to applications and services because of an identity-related cyberattack? That’s the question we often ask security and IT ops leaders when we’re…
Our Mission: Be a Force for Good
Duns 100 Ranks Semperis in Top 15 to Work For
- Yarden Gur
This month marked two milestones for Semperis. First, Deloitte recognized the company as one of the 100 fastest growing technology companies in North America and (for the third consecutive year)…
What It Means to be a Mission-Driven Company
- Mickey Bresman
On behalf of the entire team, I’m excited to share that Semperis has been named to Inc.’s 2022 list of Best Workplaces. This annual list honors workplaces that are ranked…
Hybrid Identity Protection: IDPro Founder Ian Glazer
- Sean Deuby | Principal Technologist
You won’t want to miss the newest episode of the Hybrid Identity Podcast (HIP)! In this session, I have the pleasure of talking with IDPro founder and Salesforce Senior VP…
Purple Knight
Purple Knight Scoring Improves Understanding of Identity System Security Vulnerabilities
- Ran Harel
Our latest Purple Knight (PK) v4.2 release introduces fundamental changes, particularly concerning the new scoring calculation. Changing from a broader approach that considered all indicators, we’ve now zeroed in on…
Semperis Offers New Protection Against Okta Breaches
- Semperis Research Team
In an ever-evolving digital landscape, organizations rely on robust identity protection solutions to safeguard sensitive data and maintain secure operations. For most enterprise businesses, that means protecting Active Directory and…
How to Prevent a Man-in-the-Middle Attack: AD Security 101
- Daniel Petri | Senior Training Manager
A man-in-the-middle attack, also known as an MitM attack, is a form of eavesdropping in an attempt to steal sensitive data, such as user credentials. These attacks can pose a…
The CISO’s Perspective
DORA Compliance and ITDR
- Daniel Lattimer | Area Vice President – EMEA West
- Jun 19, 2024
Organisations in the financial services sector have less than a year to demonstrate DORA compliance. What is DORA, does it apply to your organisation, and how does DORA compliance intersect…
Top 3 Identity-Based Attack Trends to Watch in 2024
- Semperis
Each year, the total number of cyberattacks and cost of ransomware-related damage increases globally. Microsoft recently reported that attempted password attacks have soared “from around 3 billion per month to…
5 Essential ITDR Steps CISOs Must Know
- Semperis Team
Just as the impact of cyberattacks is not confined to the IT department, the role of the CISO has expanded beyond the security team. With organizations and analysts now acknowledging…
Threat Research
How to Defend Against SID History Injection
- Daniel Petri | Senior Training Manager
- May 03, 2024
Security Identifier (SID) History injection is a sophisticated cyberattack vector that targets Windows Active Directory environments. This attack exploits the SID History attribute, which is intended to maintain user access…
Meet Silver SAML: Golden SAML in the Cloud
- Tomer Nahum and Eric Woodruff
- Feb 29, 2024
Key findings Golden SAML is a known attack technique discovered by CyberArk and published by Shaked Reiner. For years, Golden SAML has been known for its extraction of signing certificates…
How to Defend Against a Pass the Ticket Attack: AD Security 101
- Daniel Petri | Senior Training Manager
Any organization that relies on Kerberos authentication—the primary authentication method in Active Directory environments—is potentially vulnerable to a Pass the Ticket attack. Organizations that do not regularly patch their systems,…
Uncategorized
AD Security 101: Lock Down Risky User Rights
- Daniel Petri | Senior Training Manager
In Active Directory (AD) environments, you can use Group Policy Objects (GPOs) to configure user rights. By using GPOs, you can easily enforce consistent user rights policies across all computers…
AD security resources
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