Active Directory

How Quickly do Threats leak from a Compromised AD into the Cloud?

• Post author:By Thijs Lecomte

As organizations move to the cloud, on-premises environments (and their security) are put in the background as the focus shifts to the cloud. Nevertheless, most organizations I know are in a hybrid scenario where the on-premises environment holds the master data and synchronizes everything into Azure Active Directory. This blog explores how an on-premises environment is connected to the cloud and how an attacker might move from on-premises to the cloud laterally.

• Active Directory

March 13, 2023

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Migrating Passwords Without Using RC4 Encryption

• Post author:By Joe Sharmer

During migrations, one of the most asked for features is to synchronize a user’s password between the source and target environment. In this article, Joe Sharmer discusses a few methods for migrating passwords without RC4 Encryption.

• Active Directory

February 21, 2023

How to Add Active Directory Logs to Microsoft Sentinel

• Post author:By Thijs Lecomte

When setting up your SIEM, ingesting logs from Active Directory is essential. This blog dives into the two options for ingesting AD logs and compare their strengths and weaknesses.

• Azure Active Directory

January 4, 2023

An Introduction and How to Setup Windows 365 Enterprise

• Post author:By Jon Jarvis

Microsoft’s Windows 365 Cloud PC offering can be the perfect fit for organizations that require remote workers to log into a PC that can access their network without the need for a VPN. This article deep dives into Windows 365 and how to setup Windows 365 Enterprise for your organization.

• Microsoft 365

December 14, 2022

Group Policy as an Attack Pathway

• Post author:By Darryl G. Baker

Learn some of the main group policy attack pathways, why they are easily exploited, and how to mitigate them in this article by Darryl Baker.

• Active Directory

November 14, 2022

Five ways to Keep Active Directory Secure

• Post author:By Andy Schneider

Although we live and work in a cloud-first world, on-premises Active Directory (AD) remains a vital component of many companies' IT infrastructure. This article goes over five ways to keep Active Directory secure.

• Active Directory

November 7, 2022

The Best of TEC 2022 – Now Virtual and Free

• Post author:By Jennifer LuPiba

TEC is back -100% Virtual & Free - December 6-7! This article recaps the recent in-person TEC event and what to expect from virtual TEC.

• Azure Active Directory

October 26, 2022

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Heard at TEC: Secure that Active Directory (AD) Migration

• Post author:By Richard Dean

This article is a recap of Bryan Patton's and Joe Sharmer's TEC session. This session focused on key challenges facing today’s Active Directory administrators during consolidation and divestiture projects.

• Blog

October 19, 2022

Heard at TEC: Hacked and Afraid – dramatic tales from AD disaster recovery scenarios

• Post author:By Peter De Tender

Figuring Out Recovery Strategies This session was an open panel conversation between Brian Hymer, Brian Desmond, and Patrick Ancipink, three acknowledged experts with a core focus on Active Directory. The key goal of the session was to discuss Active Directory (AD) issues, especially how to recover from them. Feedback came from the panel leaders and […]

• Active Directory

October 11, 2022

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Explaining Azure AD External Identities

• Post author:By Jim DeSantis

Guest access for your company should be planned and understood by all stakeholders, documented in the company’s Security Policy, and then implemented and reviewed to maintain a clean Azure AD environment.

• Active Directory

September 19, 2022

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Use Exchange Online Management to Update Active Directory Recipient Objects

• Post author:By Steve Goodman

In the Exchange Server 2019 “H1” updates, Microsoft finally supported removing the last Exchange Server. But what if you've already said goodbye to yours, and want to get into a supported state? Find out what you need to do..

• Exchange Online

September 7, 2022

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You’ve Migrated…​ But What Did You Leave Behind?

• Post author:By Sean McAvinue

Preparation, Preparation, and More Preparation Migrations in Microsoft 365 are a complex beast. It seems every time you feel like you have captured everything, more apps or functionalities appear. Every shiny new tool Microsoft releases is another consideration for migration teams and IT departments. Planning for migrations – tenant-to-tenant or otherwise – is a mammoth […]

• Microsoft 365

September 6, 2022