DCSync is one of the more important identity abuse techniques to understand if you run Active Directory. It does not rely on malware on the domain controller itself, and it can be carried out using ...

NTDS.dit is the Active Directory database on a domain controller. It holds directory objects, password hashes, and other identity data that make it a high-value target. If an attacker can copy or ...

CVE-2026-54121 lets a standard domain user turn your Enterprise CA into a Domain Controller. The patch is the easy part. The ...

A recent report from Microsoft reinforces warns of the critical role Active Directory (AD) domain controllers play in large-scale ransomware attacks, aligning with U.S. government advisories on the ...

I have win2000 advanced server on two domain controllers running AD. I get the following message whenever I try to open either the Domain Controller Security Policy or the Domain Security Policy from ...

Windows domains rely on policy-based security mechanisms, but Windows security policy deployment can be confusing to the uninitiated. What’s the difference between the local security policy, domain ...

Microsoft on Wednesday announced that it has updated its "best practices" advice for securing domain controllers. In general, Microsoft wants organizations to use the Azure Active Directory identity ...

As CISA noted, "installation of updates released May 10, 2022, on client Windows devices and non-domain controller Windows Servers will not cause this issue and is still strongly encouraged." "This ...

Now offered as part of their network segmentation solution, Zero Networks RPC Firewall mitigates 95% of domain controller's attack surface with no operational downtime ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS ...

A recent report from Microsoft reinforces warnings about the critical role Active Directory (AD) domain controllers play in large-scale ransomware attacks, aligning with U.S. government advisories on ...