Windows Active Directory (AD) service accounts are prime cyber-attack targets due to their elevated privileges and automated/continuous access to important systems. Windows Administrators should ...

On the surface, Active Directory groups are a simple and straightforward way to manage identities (users and/or computers) and assign permissions. Users or computers are added as group members, and ...

Active Directory account lockouts happen when too many failed login attempts trigger security limits. Common causes include outdated cached credentials, expired service account passwords, mobile ...

Microsoft is updating Microsoft Defender for Identity to allow security operations (SecOps) teams to block attacks by locking a compromised user's Active Directory account. Microsoft Defender for ...

The EU's Network and Information Security Directive 2 (NIS2) significantly expanded the number of sectors covered by the cybersecurity legislation and placed stricter cyber risk management protocols ...

I've written a VBScript tool to automate some Active Directory account management tasks. I've been testing it on my local computer, which is a member of the domain, by making an SSH connection to ...