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Hello, My Name Is Domain Admin
- Mickey Bresman
My friends know I'm a movie buff. Being also a mixed martial enthusiast, one of my all-time favorites is Fight Club, based on Chuck Palahniuk's first novel. The story is about an identity crisis: rebelling against consumerism, trying to find truth and meaning in life, and becoming a "real" person…
Strengthening Cyber Incident Response with Forest Druid
- Huy Kha | Senior Identity & Security Architect
Forest Druid is a free cyber attack path discovery tool for hybrid identity environments, such as Active Directory and Entra ID. Unlike traditional tools that map attack paths from the external perimeter inwards, Forest Druid focuses on protecting the most critical assets first. This method prioritizes identifying and securing Tier…
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 the "failed" indicators, those that highlight genuine security threats in your environment. This shift aims to ensure that the overall…
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 Entra ID (formerly Azure AD). But identity protection is just as vital for organizations that use Okta, a cloud-based identity…
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 need to ensure smooth operations, optimize performance, and safeguard your network. Welcome to AD Security 101. This blog series covers…
3 Steps to Protect AD from Wiperware
- Darren Mar-Elia | VP of Products
We’re barely a month into the new year, but wiperware is back in the news. DevPro Journal notes a “drastic increase” starting last year, likely driven by geopolitical conflict. What is wiperware—and how can you protect your organization? What is wiperware? Wiperware is often used as part of an advanced…
How Can K-12 Schools Defend Against Ransomware?
- Jared Vichengrad
The cybersecurity challenges in the government and education space are nothing new. Such challenges soared with COVID and continue today. Unfortunately, the cyber defense of mission-critical government and education services has not always kept pace, so we still see risk from several common vulnerabilities—especially for K-12 education organizations. But with…
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 that identity is the new security perimeter, overseeing a comprehensive identity-first security strategy has become an essential CISO responsibility. What…
