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This blog post is a follow up to my previous post on leveraging Azure Blob Storage to serve HTTP certificate revocation lists (CRLs). If you have not already done so, [...]
Microsoft’s Active Directory (AD)—released in 1999 as part of Windows 2000 Server Edition—is currently the most popular directory service for Windows domain networks. AD has evolved and matured over the [...]
Maintaining security in a Windows environment is important to reduce the risk of bad actors being able to cause harm to an organization. Although Windows is built to be secure [...]
Remote Desktop Gateway (RDG) is a widely deployed Windows Server Role that allows secure remote access to a protected resource (e.g. a Windows Server via Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP)). There [...]
HR-driven provisioning is a capability of Entra ID that allows data from Human Resource (HR) systems to be used to create and update accounts in Entra ID or Active Directory. [...]
Public key infrastructure (PKI) is the bedrock of modern telecommunications. It is a foundational technology to uniquely identify clients and facilitate their secure transmission and storage of data between public [...]
Today, we’ll explore the signs of a pass-the-hash (PtH) attack and discuss methods to detect and prevent such attacks in your environment. At Ravenswood Technology Group, LLC, we have decades [...]
There are many components of Microsoft Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) that can be assessed as part of a health check. Which ones to start with is, of course, [...]
By now, you’ve likely heard about Microsoft’s mandate requiring multifactor authentication (MFA) for all accounts accessing Microsoft Entra portals and APIs. If you haven’t already started, it’s time to address [...]
PowerShell plays a significant role as an administrative scripting language. It is used extensively to manage Active Directory, Microsoft Azure, and Windows Server among many things as well as a [...]
Although organizations have made strides in the security of their on-premises Active Directory environments, password harvesting methods such as the Kerberoasting attack or AS-REP roasting remain prevalent in cyberattacks. Unfortunately, [...]
When it comes to designing and administering active directory (AD), sometimes less is more. I have worked with a variety of both large and small AD environments where years of [...]
