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LDAP Signing Not Enforced in Active Directory? How to Fix It (and Why It Leads to Attacks)

LDAP signing is a critical but often overlooked setting in Active Directory. This post explains LDAP signing's job, why enforcing it is…

Jul 22, 20255 min read
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Top 10 Internal Penetration Test Findings of 2024

While making some additions to our in-house penetration testing reporting tool, we started looking into metrics. We decided to review the…

Jul 18, 20259 min read
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ms-DS-MachineAccountQuota Explained: Why This Default Setting Leads to AD Compromise

Some of the biggest dangers in Active Directory are default settings that most organizations have never changed. One of the most quietly…

Jul 2, 20254 min read
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