Identity Threat Detection & Response

How to Defend Against Golden Ticket Attacks: AD Security 101

How to Defend Against Golden Ticket Attacks: AD Security 101

  • Daniel Petri | Senior Training Manager

Golden Ticket attacks are particularly cunning. Like Kerberoasting, Golden Ticket attacks exploit the Kerberos authentication system and are one of the most severe threats to Active Directory environments. Here’s more information about this type of attack and how you can defend your Active Directory environment. What is a Golden Ticket…

Top 3 Identity-Based Attack Trends to Watch in 2024

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 over 30 billion.” Clearly, a proactive approach to mitigating identity-based attacks is a good New Year’s resolution. To help you…

Holiday Cybersecurity Tips

Holiday Cybersecurity Tips

  • Sean Deuby | Principal Technologist, Americas

The holidays are a busy time for shoppers, retail businesses—and cybercriminals. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has previously noted “an increase in highly impactful ransomware attacks occurring on holidays and weekends—when offices are normally closed” and has called holiday shopping seasons “a prime opportunity for bad actors to…

How to Defend Against MFA Fatigue Attacks: AD Security 101

How to Defend Against MFA Fatigue Attacks: AD Security 101

  • Daniel Petri | Senior Training Manager

An MFA fatigue attack—also known as MFA bombing—is an attack tactic, technique, and procedure (TTP) in which a threat actor floods users with multifactor authentication (MFA) requests. By overwhelming, confusing, or distracting the user into approving a fraudulent request, attackers hope to gain access to your network environment. Microsoft recently…

Semperis Offers New Protection Against Okta Breaches

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…

How to Protect Active Directory Against Kerberoasting: AD Security 101

How to Protect Active Directory Against Kerberoasting: AD Security 101

  • Daniel Petri | Senior Training Manager

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

AD Security 101: Securing Primary Group IDs

AD Security 101: Securing Primary Group IDs

  • Daniel Petri | Senior Training Manager

Welcome to AD Security 101, a series that covers the basics of Active Directory (AD) security. This week, we look at primary group IDs and how unnecessary changes to them can complicate account management. Attackers can also exploit primary group IDs to introduce security risks, including privilege escalation, and to…