Today, the cloud has become a highly strategic platform that enables organizations' digital transformation. While the cloud-first approach is still less common, many organizations are embracing a hybrid cloud environment, which allows for maximum flexibility and control. Securing a hybrid identity system, which for most organizations involves on-premises AD synchronized…
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 planning and execution can help your migration team complete a successful AD migration, with minimal disruption to end users and…
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 gain access to any resources in the organization. In a hybrid on-prem/cloud scenario, which is common today, that includes access…
Securing Active Directory (AD)—the common target in 9 out of 10 cyberattacks—is difficult. Many organizations have legacy AD environments with accumulated misconfigurations that attackers love to exploit. And although 90% of organizations worldwide use AD as their primary identity store, Gartner research shows that only 33% have any sort of…
Welcome to AD Security 101. This blog series covers essential aspects of Active Directory (AD) security, offering basic concepts, best practices, and expert advice. I’ll start with a short discussion of why AD security is so important. Then I’ll dive into the series with one of the first steps you…
As identity-based cyber threats increase, organizations are expanding their budgets to combat attacks by focusing on Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR) solutions—the hot topic in identity-related security. If you’re looking for ITDR solutions to protect Active Directory (the most common identity system), this guide is for you. Here we’ll…
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…
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…