Threat Research

Identity Attack Watch: AD Security News, April 2024

Identity Attack Watch: AD Security News, April 2024

  • Semperis Research Team
  • May 01, 2024

As cyberattacks targeting Active Directory continue to rise, AD security, identity, and IT teams face mounting pressure to monitor the evolving AD-focused threat landscape. To assist IT professionals in comprehending and preventing attacks that involve AD, the Semperis Research Team publishes a monthly roundup of recent cyberattacks and provides additional…

Identity Attack Watch: AD Security News, March 2024

Identity Attack Watch: AD Security News, March 2024

  • Semperis Research Team

As cyberattacks targeting Active Directory continue to rise, AD security, identity, and IT teams face mounting pressure to monitor the evolving AD-focused threat landscape. To assist IT professionals in comprehending and preventing attacks that involve AD, the Semperis Research Team publishes a monthly roundup of recent cyberattacks. In this month’s…

LDAP Injection Attack Defense: AD Security 101

LDAP Injection Attack Defense: AD Security 101

  • Daniel Petri | Senior Training Manager

LDAP injection represents a formidable cyberattack vector, targeting the authentication and authorization mechanisms within your Active Directory environment. By exploiting improper input validation, attackers can manipulate LDAP statements and potentially gain unauthorized access to your directory service. Semperis cybersecurity and identity security experts have a deep understanding of LDAP injection,…

Identity Attack Watch: AD Security News, February 2024

Identity Attack Watch: AD Security News, February 2024

  • Semperis Research Team

As cyberattacks targeting Active Directory continue to rise, AD security, identity, and IT teams face mounting pressure to monitor the evolving AD-focused threat landscape. To assist IT professionals in comprehending and preventing attacks that involve AD, the Semperis Research Team publishes a monthly roundup of recent cyberattacks. In this month’s…

Meet Silver SAML: Golden SAML in the Cloud

Meet Silver SAML: Golden SAML in the Cloud

  • Tomer Nahum and Eric Woodruff

Key findings Golden SAML, an attack technique that exploits the SAML single sign-on protocol, was used as a post-breach exploit, compounding the devastating SolarWinds attack of 2020—one of the largest breaches of the 21st century. The supply chain SolarWinds attack affected thousands of organizations around the world, including the U.S.…

Identity Attack Watch: AD Security News, January 2024

Identity Attack Watch: AD Security News, January 2024

  • Semperis Research Team

As cyberattacks targeting Active Directory continue to rise, AD security, identity, and IT teams face mounting pressure to monitor the evolving AD-focused threat landscape. To assist IT professionals in comprehending and preventing attacks that involve AD, the Semperis Research Team publishes a monthly roundup of recent cyberattacks. In this month’s…

How to Defend Against a Pass the Ticket Attack: AD Security 101

How to Defend Against a Pass the Ticket Attack: AD Security 101

  • Daniel Petri | Senior Training Manager

Any organization that relies on Kerberos authentication—the primary authentication method in Active Directory environments—is potentially vulnerable to a Pass the Ticket attack. Organizations that do not regularly patch their systems, monitor and secure Active Directory, and follow robust security measures for credential and ticket protection are at a higher risk.…

Purple Knight Okta indicators Super Admin and MFA screenshot

Using Purple Knight to Detect the Okta Super Admin Attack

  • Yossi Rachman

The recent increase in sophisticated cyberattacks highlights the vulnerabilities inherent in online platforms and identity management systems. To address the increased risk, Semperis recently expanded Purple Knight, its open-source, community-based vulnerability assessment tool, to encompass the Okta identity management platform. This strategic move is geared toward bolstering the security of…