Defending Active Directory Against AdminSDHolder Attacks

AdminSDHolder modification permissions attack

Active Directory Permissions Attack: Hackers Gain Persistence with AdminSDHolder Active Directory (AD) tends to be a common target for hackers, as it controls the security and infrastructure for most IT systems. Attackers aim to get privileged access to a Windows Server Active Directory and remain undetected for as long as possible. These techniques used by […]

True Hybrid Active Directory Management Solutions: The New Standard | Part 1

Hybrid Active Directory Management Solutions

True Hybrid Active Directory Management Solutions: The New Standard | A Three-Part Blog Series Over the years, Microsoft Active Directory (AD) has become the core of almost all organizations’ network infrastructures, acting as the central system for identity and access management. The current IT landscape is constantly evolving and has dramatically changed within the last […]

Cayosoft Announces Solution to Recover and Protect Azure Active Directory and Hybrid Active Directory

New solution protects and recovers Azure Active Directory (AD) and hybrid AD  Supplement log-based auditing solutions with a complete view of changes made and the ability to rollback those  changes across both cloud and on-premises AD environments  Key component of the new Cayosoft Management and Protection Suite, purpose-built for hybrid Microsoft environments   Columbus, OH – April 21, 2020 –  Cayosoft, the […]

3 Reasons The Recycle Bin Won’t Always Protect You Against Accidental Deletions to Azure Active Directory and Hybrid AD

The Active Directory and Azure AD Recycle Bins exist as tools for protecting you against the accidental deletion of directory objects…but not all of them. If an administrator accidentally deletes an Active Directory user account, for example, it is possible to retrieve the deleted user from the Recycle Bin. Even so, the Recycle Bin has a number of inherent limitations, and there is […]

8 Truths and Tips: Avoiding Outages in Azure Active Directory and Hybrid AD

Unfortunately, Active Directory data loss (in Azure, on-premises and in hybrid environments) is a harsh reality for many organizations, especially as threat of malicious actors breaching AD is on the rise. These business-critical services must be protected from costly outages and threats, which can stop users from getting to email, important documents and applications. While […]

Are You Still Manually Provisioning New Users in Hybrid Active Directory/Office 365?

Are You Still Manually Provisioning New Users in Hybrid Active Directory/Office 365?   Microsoft estimates that 70% of organizations will run a hybrid environment of AD/Office 365 for at least some period of time.   Many of these hybrid organizations will move to hybrid mode with the thought that they will manually provision new users.  In Hybrid environments, this strategy deserves a second look because on-boarding accounts is […]

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