We all know that ransomware is everywhere and not going away any time soon. Many organizations — from government entities to regulatory bodies and even cybersecurity experts — have provided recommendations, requirements, and mandates to help you protect your organization from the relentless pace of attacks. But making this guidance…
Detecting an in-progress cyberattack is an essential component of any security strategy. But it's getting increasingly harder to spot malicious attackers who gain access to information systems through gaps in the identity system, then move stealthily through the environment—often undetected for weeks or months—before dropping malware. To detect identity system…
Uncover the differences between Azure Active Directory and Active Directory. Understanding the differences between these two permission models is key to preparing and protecting your security infrastructure in hybrid environments.
With the accelerating pace and increasing sophistication of cyberattacks, having a common framework for your security strategy helps you cope with the changing threat landscape. The MITRE ATT&CK Framework is one of the most popular and comprehensive tools for building a comprehensive security plan. However, the gap is wide between…
Global Active Directory Security and Recovery Industry Semperis received Frost & Sullivan’s 2022 Competitive Strategy Leadership Award for its ability to meet ever-evolving customer needs in the global Active Directory (AD) security and recovery market. Frost & Sullivan’s growth pipeline experts selected Semperis based on a detailed evaluation of best…
Semperis Customer Spotlight: Paul Ladd, VP of Information Systems & Technology, AMOCO Federal Credit Union Paul discusses the challenges they faced with protecting and backing up their Active Directory during internal risk assessments, and how Semperis was able to quickly back up and restore their system. They emphasize the importance…
Tal Sarid, Semperis Director of Solutions, takes us through a real-life attack story in which a customer’s Active Directory was fully compromised. We used our Active Directory Forest Recovery (ADFR) solution to create a safety net, and ran our assessment tool, Purple Knight, to discover vulnerabilities. Our findings were significant:…
With the advent of Active Directory more than 20 years ago, the Kerberos protocol was a game-changer in terms of security, unification, and moving AD into the realm of identity management. But times have changed. Newer and more sophisticated attack methods and the move to the cloud have left Kerberos…
The ability to recover your Active Directory (AD) environment entirely from backup is no longer a nice-to-have response to a highly unlikely event. Given the onslaught of cyberattacks that target AD, the ability to recover AD to a known-secure state following a cyber disaster is a requirement. In this whitepaper,…
Most concerning risks: Native Microsoft security flaws Social engineering attacks, such as phishing Attackers moving between AD on-premises and cloud Top AD recovery concerns: Not having a post-cyber-attack recovery plan Inability to recover quickly Not having a defined responsibility for AD recovery Actions in response to SolarWinds attack: 45% of…