Episode 184 | Active Directory Isn't Dead. It's Just Undefended.

About this episode

The episode discusses the ongoing relevance of Active Directory in enterprise environments and strategies to defend against its vulnerabilities.

Think Active Directory is dead? Think again. According to Microsoft data, 86% of organizational workloads still touch Active Directory, and nearly 20% of organizations don't expect to reach a hybrid state for 10-20+ years. In this episode, Brad and Spencer break down why AD attack paths remain one of the most critical threats in enterprise environments and what defenders can do about it right now. Spencer also previews his ContinuumCon workshop "Killing AD Attack Paths Once and For All" wher...

People in this episode

Hosts: Brad, Spencer

Topics covered

• Active Directory
• cybersecurity
• enterprise threats
• defense strategies
• attack paths

Keywords

• Active Directory
• cyber threats
• enterprise security
• defense
• attack paths

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Microsoft

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