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File shares are an often-overlooked attack surface. See what penetration testers find and how years of permission sprawl can expose…File shares are an often-overlooked attack surface. See what penetration testers find and how years of permission sprawl can expose sensitive data.

AI governance starts with identity. Learn how access controls, permissions, and data exposure determine AI risk, and how to reduce blast…AI governance starts with identity. Learn how access controls, permissions, and data exposure determine AI risk, and how to reduce blast radius using NIST AI RMF principles.

Learn how a Microsoft Copilot Readiness Assessment identifies overshared data, identity exposure, permission risks, and AI attack paths…Learn how a Microsoft Copilot Readiness Assessment identifies overshared data, identity exposure, permission risks, and AI attack paths before Copilot deployment.

Active Directory changes constantly between annual penetration tests, creating hidden security drift, access creep, and opening up new…Active Directory changes constantly between annual penetration tests, creating hidden security drift, access creep, and opening up new attack chains that point-in-time assessments often miss.

"Strong" password policies still fail in Active Directory. Learn how weak passwords, credential reuse, and defaults lead to compromise—and…"Strong" password policies still fail in Active Directory. Learn how weak passwords, credential reuse, and defaults lead to compromise—and how to fix it.

Common vendor setup guides introduce dangerous Active Directory misconfigurations. Learn how over-permissioning leads to domain compromise…Common vendor setup guides introduce dangerous Active Directory misconfigurations. Learn how over-permissioning leads to domain compromise and how to fix it.

ESC8 abuses AD CS web enrollment with NTLM relay to mint certificates, impersonate machines/DCs, and escalate to full Active Directory…ESC8 abuses AD CS web enrollment with NTLM relay to mint certificates, impersonate machines/DCs, and escalate to full Active Directory domain compromise.

Weak access controls on AD CS certificate templates (ESC4) allow attackers to edit certificate templates, which can be used in attacks…Weak access controls on AD CS certificate templates (ESC4) allow attackers to edit certificate templates, which can be used in attacks resulting in domain compromise.

Most penetration tests succeed or fail before testing even begins. This post breaks down what proper scoping actually looks like.Most penetration tests succeed or fail before testing even begins. This post breaks down what proper scoping actually looks like.