๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐น๐ฑ โ Real-World Findings from Security Assessments
๐ฅ ๐ฑ๐ณ.๐ญ%ย of infrastructures Iโve assessed ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ปโ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ด๐๐น๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐๐๐น๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด.
That number is surprisingly high โ especially when so many great tools are available for free. Even if you’re not doing a full pentest, thereโs still ๐ฎ ๐น๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฑ๐ผ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ผ๐๐ป.
This becomes especially important if your Active Directory is 5+ years old. Admins come and go, ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐๐บ๐๐น๐ฎ๐๐ฒ, and over time, youโre left with a ๐๐๐น๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ฝ. Even a one-admin environment can suffer from tunnel vision.
๐ฌ๐ผ๐ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐น๐ฑ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ด๐๐น๐ฎ๐ฟ๐น๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ whether your environment still aligns with security best practices. Here are some tools Iโve personally used and can recommend:
๐น ๐๐๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฒ โ my own tool to scan Active Directory for vulnerabilities and persistence techniques
๐น ๐ฃ๐๐ฟ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ป๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ย (Semperis) โ scans for AD vulnerabilities and misconfigurations
๐น ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฑย (Semperis) โ a lighter, targeted version focused on AD paths
๐น ๐๐น๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ (SpecterOps)โ one of the most powerful tools to find privilege escalation paths (even referenced in CIS materials)
๐น ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐๐ฎ๐๐๐น๐ฒย (Netwrix Corporation) โ great for auditing your AD and identifying weaknesses
This isnโt a sponsored list โ just tools I trust and have ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต.
โ ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ด๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ธ๐๐ฝ โ even a quick scan can reveal major issues.
