Identity Attack Catalog

How to Protect Active Directory Against Kerberoasting: AD Security 101

How to Protect Active Directory Against Kerberoasting: AD Security 101

  • Daniel Petri
  • Aug 25, 2023

Active Directory (AD) remains a crucial backbone for enterprise IT environments, centralizing authentication and authorization for users and computers. However, Active Directory’s importance—coupled with its age and the technical debt it often accrues—makes it a primary target for cyberattacks. One common attack technique, called Kerberoasting, exploits the Kerberos authentication protocol…

How to Prevent a Man-in-the-Middle Attack: AD Security 101

How to Prevent a Man-in-the-Middle Attack: AD Security 101

  • Daniel Petri
  • Jul 13, 2023

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 serious threat to organizations' network security, particularly in environments that use Microsoft Active Directory (AD) for identity management. As Active…