Threats & Vulnerabilities
Threats & Vulnerabilities
Active Directory environments face numerous security threats ranging from credential theft and privilege escalation to sophisticated attacks like Kerberoasting, Golden Ticket, and DCSync. This category explores common attack vectors, known vulnerabilities in Active Directory implementations, and the techniques adversaries use to compromise domain environments. Understanding these threats is the first step toward implementing effective defensive measures and maintaining a secure identity infrastructure.
Kerberoasting
The extraction and offline brute-forcing of Kerberos service tickets to expose plaintext service-account passwords....
Lateral Movement
The set of techniques attackers use to pivot from an initial foothold to additional...
Pass-the-Hash Attack
An adversary technique that leverages a stolen NTLM hash to authenticate to other systems...
Phishing
Social-engineering messages—typically email—crafted to trick recipients into revealing credentials, downloading malware, or approving malicious...