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Active Directory Security

Harden the directory that everything else depends on, and detect the attacks that target identity infrastructure first.

What this solution is

Solution Description

Active Directory (AD) Security is the set of controls, hardening, and ongoing operations that protect the identity backbone of most enterprises. AD is the keys to the kingdom - if it is compromised, every connected system is exposed.

Why this solution matters

Business Case

AD compromise is the most common path in modern enterprise breaches. Attackers don't break in - they log in. Hardening AD, detecting credential abuse, and reducing attack paths to domain admin is one of the highest-ROI investments a security team can make.

What the solution includes and what gets delivered

Solution Features / Deliverables

  • •AD tiering model design and privileged account separation
  • •Hardening of domain controllers, domain functional levels, and trust relationships
  • •Detection of credential theft, Kerberoasting, AS-REP roasting, and DCShadow
  • •Group Policy review and least-privilege refinement
  • •LAPS rollout and local administrator password management
  • •Integration with modern auth: MFA, conditional access, hybrid join
  • •Active Directory attack-path mapping and prioritised remediation
  • •Quarterly purple-team exercises focused on AD attack chains

Frameworks and regulations this solution helps address

Standards Alignment

  • Microsoft AD Security Best Practices
  • MITRE ATT&CK - T1003, T1558, T1078
  • NIST SP 800-53 - AC-2, IA-2, IA-5, AC-6
  • ISO/IEC 27001:2022 - A.5.15, A.5.16, A.5.17, A.8.2
  • PCI DSS v4.0 - Requirements 7 and 8
  • CIS Microsoft Active Directory Benchmark
  • NESA - Identity and access controls

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