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Moving on from Active Directory Red Forest
- Darren Mar-Elia | Principal Security Strategist
As far back as 2012, Microsoft released the first version of its important “Mitigating Pass-the-Hash and Credential Theft” whitepapers. In this first version, Microsoft defined the problem of lateral movement and privilege escalation within a Windows Active Directory on-premises environment and included best practices for mitigating these kinds of attacks at the time. Two years later, Microsoft released version 2…
Semperis CEO Calls on Security Leaders to Defend Active Directory
- Semperis Team
It might seem like Active Directory is just another service that needs to be recovered in the wake of a cyberattack. But the reality is, AD is a keystone. If it’s compromised, so is your entire environment. Nearly half (47%) of organizations use Active Directory as their primary identity store. 51% use it…
Hybrid Identity Protection (HIP) Predictions for 2021
- Thomas Leduc
2020 was a hugely disruptive year across the globe. And while cybersecurity may have been background noise to a world tuned to health and financial issues, widespread cyberattacks have left reverberations that will be felt for years to come. We asked expert speakers from the recent Hybrid Identity Protection (HIP) Conference to share a brief look back at what happened in 2020 and what they're focusing on in the year ahead as…
NotPetya Flashback: The Latest Supply-Chain Attack Puts Active Directory at Risk of Compromise
- Chris Roberts
Last week, news broke that a sophisticated adversary penetrated FireEye's network and stole the company's Red Team assessment tools. The attack is reportedly linked to a larger supply-chain assault that struck government, consulting, technology, and telecom organizations throughout North America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. To get an idea of what this stolen toolset…
Egregor Ransomware Attack on Kmart is a Reminder that Active Directory Needs to Be Protected and Recoverable
- Darren Mar-Elia | Principal Security Strategist
The latest ransomware-as-a-service attack leaves the well-known retailer, Kmart, with service outages and a compromised Active Directory. In the wake of Maze ransomware "retiring" last month, many of its affiliates have moved to the new kid on the ransomware block, Egregor. Named after an occult term meaning the collective energy or force…
The Stakes Are Higher in Healthcare: Fighting Cybercrime During a Pandemic
- Gil Kirkpatrick
In the healthcare industry, cybersecurity issues have consequences that go well beyond the loss of data. Recently, the FBI and other federal agencies warned of a credible threat of "increased and imminent cybercrime" to U.S. hospitals and healthcare providers. Criminal groups target the healthcare sector to carry out "data theft…
New Research: Detecting DCShadow on Rogue Hosts
- Darren Mar-Elia | Principal Security Strategist
10,000-foot view: Many of us are familiar with the variety of tools, attacks, and adversaries that focus on breaching Active Directory. With the release in 2018 of DCShadow, another highly effective vector was added to that ever-increasing list. To the credit of the research team, along with the exploit, they…
U.S. Indictment of Sandworm Highlights the Importance of Protecting Active Directory
- Sean Deuby | Principal Technologist, Americas
The latest development in the 2017 NotPetya Attack saga should be a reminder for organizations that it only takes a handful of cybercriminals to take down all of your operations. Last week, the US Department of Justice announced charges including computer fraud and conspiracy against six hackers of the cybercriminal group known…
