What is Zero Trust Security? Zero Trust is a security model that is built on the hypothesis that threats exist both inside and outside your network, and therefore, aims to eliminate the concept of trust from an organization’s network architecture. Its implementation centers on strict access controls (without trusting anyone by default), which translates into…
Active Directory has become a popular pathway for ransomware attacks. Take a deep dive into the exploitation tactics for proactively implementing preventive measures and disrupting threat activity. Active Directory (AD) is an on-prem identity management product that holds a plethora of identity-related information. About 90 percent of Fortune 1000 companies use Active Directory as a…
What are Active Directory Groups? Active Directory groups are methods for collecting users, contacts, computers, and even other groups’ objects within Active Directory so that you can manage the objects in the group as a single unit. Objects in Active Directory Groups Objects that belong to a particular group are referred to as group members.…
Let’s admit it! Active Directory health check is a challenge – no matter the company size. Symptoms of Poor Active Directory Health The first indication that your organization’s Active Directory isn’t healthy is when a flood of calls comes to the help desk indicating a potential crisis is brewing. Active Directory works okay even when…
Managing Active Directory groups is probably one of the simplest tasks you perform on a regular basis. It’s right up there with resetting a password. Because it takes little effort — and even less though — it can often be easily dismissed as a routine, unimportant task. Similarly, administrators must regularly clean up user accounts and objects…
More than half of the global workforce is working remotely and as the pandemic continues to threaten health, we are looking at a prolonged period of hybrid working – from home and office in different proportions. One year later… In March 2020, companies across the US abruptly shuttered their offices and instructed employees to work…