Real Field Story: Patrick Emerick, Senior Systems Engineer, Washington State School District Patrick Emerick wanted to understand better what security challenges he faced in their Active Directory. Purple Knight was exactly what he was looking for. It was easy to use, easy to run, and easy to digest. It gave…
Real Field Story: Jim Shakespear, Southern Utah University Jim Shakespear, Director of IT Security at Southern Utah University (SUU), talks with Petri IT Knowledgebase about AD security and his experience using Purple Knight. Jim has been managing the AD infrastructure at SUU for quite a few years. The bulk of…
What do hackers want from healthcare? And how can healthcare CIOs protect vital identity infrastructure from attacks? Guido Grillenmeier, Chief Technologist at Semperis, and Matt Sickles, Solutions Architect at Sirius Healthcare, walk This Week Health through the use of Purple Knight, a free tool for your Identity Threat Detection and…
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:…
As cyberattacks proliferate, many organizations are investing resources in plugging holes in their security strategy. But one common attack entry point—also used in the SolarWinds breach—is consistently overlooked: Active Directory. According to results from a new security assessment tool that evaluates security weaknesses in Active Directory configurations, even large organizations…
It’s no surprise that directory services, particularly Microsoft’s Active Directory (AD), have become a prime target for attackers. Since AD is rarely safeguarded effectively, attackers have come to depend on weak configurations to identify attack paths, access privileged credentials, and get a foothold into target networks. Garrett Bekker, Senior Research Analyst…
AD est une cible préférée des attaquants. C’est pourquoi, un audit régulier est nécessaire pour identifier et corriger les vulnérabilités avant que les pirates ne le fassent.
As we continue to follow the fallout from the Colonial Pipeline attack, Active Directory security pro and Semperis Director of Services Sean Deuby shares how your organization can stay ahead of RaaS attacks that exploit AD. What can you do now to harden your core identity systems against attackers? Request FREE access to…