Identity-based attacks are escalating at an alarming rate. Yet, many organizations still rely on passive alerts that provide no real defense, leaving them vulnerable to threats that move too fast…
Identity-based attacks are escalating at an alarming rate. Yet, many organizations still rely on passive alerts that provide no real defense, leaving them vulnerable to threats that move too fast…
Despite the growing adoption of cloud technologies, many industries — such as banking, government, insurance, and healthcare — remain deeply entrenched in their on-premises infrastructure…
Today we’re thrilled to announce that Microsoft selected Quest as a strategic partner in two Microsoft Azure Marketplace partner programs. This underscores Quest’s ongoing commitment to help organizations and governments around the world secure and modernize…
As an IT professional, it shouldn’t surprise you to know that there are 95 million attempted Active Directory (AD) attacks every day. But cyberattack concerns aren’t limited to on-premises Active Directory. In fact, last year, there were more than 25…
MITRE ATT&CK reports that a “rogue” domain controller could be used to manipulate data in Active Directory. This attack, known as a DCShadow attack, requires you to have administrative rights, but also allows the actions that are modified to be hidden…
If you’re interested in Active Directory security, you’ve undoubtedly heard of the Zero Trust model. Briefly, Zero Trust is a great security model for modern IT environments because it assumes that breaches are inevitable and malicious actors…
CPU Side-channel attacks have grabbed the headlines since January 4, 2018 with the announcement of Spectre and Meltdown. In this post we’ll define side-channel attacks, what they are not and where they could impact your Active Directory securit…
Everybody’s talking about Zero Trust these days. In particular, Microsoft recently announced that it is adopting a Zero Trust model, and the NSA has issued guidance to help other organizations implement it, too.
But exactly what is it? Should your…
Psst! Want to know a great way to spread ransomware across a corporate network? Compromise the organization’s Group Policy.
Want to know a great way to cripple an organization’s defenses against data theft? Compromise Group Policy.
In fact…
Sean Metcalf, Microsoft Certified Master, and I took your AD security questions during Microsoft Ignite. Sean kicked off this Q&A with six timeless AD security public service announcements for any hybrid AD environment. I’ll review Sean’s specific…
“Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition! Our chief weapon is surprise, fear and surprise...”
Leave it to a 1970 Monty Python sketch to perfectly sum up 2020! No one expected a global health pandemic and its impact on every aspect of our lives…
This blog is cutting out the chitchat and giving you exactly what you’re searching for: The top seven Hybrid Active Directory Security sessions at Microsoft Ignite.
You have limited time but want to join the best Active Directory sessions at Ignite…
Part 1 of my series explained why your efforts to secure your organization is a matter of national security – protecting the intellectual property (IP) that makes your company successful and bolsters your nation’s economy and ultimate security.…
Welcome back to this series of blog posts on cybersecurity lessons learned from 2018. In my previous post, I covered the Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities. Today, let’s turn our attention to a persistent thorn in the side of the security world, Adobe…
The 2018 EDUCAUSE Annual Conference in Denver October 30–November 2 promises to be quite an event, with over 300 sessions and more than 700 presenters. While you’re in the mile-high city, don’t miss the opportunity to discover how to take your cyber…
Every Wednesday in May, we’re hosting a live four-part webcast series, How to Overcome Common Hybrid AD and Cloud Security Challenges. The webcast series features a fictional character, Hank the Hacker, who represents hackers that appear in many…
The cloud. Those of us in IT for any length of time have been hearing about this elusive creature for a decade or more now. At first, we rejected it. “That’ll never happen. My infrastructure isn’t going into the cloud!” Sound familiar? It should; I’ve…
There are a lot of sharks swimming around your network. Most are friendly, but some are not. Can you tell the difference?
Fortunately, you…
