In the first six parts of this blog series, we laid the foundation for beginning to work with and manage Active Directory (AD). With the groundwork out of the way, it is now time to explore the relationship between cybersecurity and AD. Taking this series one step further, this blog provides an overview of which design considerations are important in securing your AD infrastructure against potential security breaches.

The recently discovered Windows zero-day vulnerability continues to make news as threat actors across the globe are relentless in their efforts to exploit it. The vulnerability, dubbed Follina, can be exploited when the Microsoft Support Diagnostic Tool (MSDT) is called by a Microsoft Office application using the URL protocol.

Security experts around the world are talking about the importance of improving security measures to keep networks safe—and for good reason. We have plenty of examples of how relentless threat actors can be, and we’ve now seen that not even a pandemic can stop or slow down their attacks.

Weeks after President Rodrigo Chaves Robles became Costa Rica’s 49th president, he had to tackle the country’s largest cyberattack ever. Costa Rica declared a state of emergency following a series of detrimental ransomware attacks carried out by the Conti ransomware gang.

Managing roaming users from a central point has always been daunting. Enterprises found it easy when they had to manage devices inside a network. Having firewalls on either side of the boundaries and restricting susceptible APIs and network packets, businesses found it convenient to manage their devices. Is this a realistic scenario today? Enterprises are evolving. Work patterns have inclined towards modern approaches. Hybrid work patterns are the encouraged mode for working.

Follina—while we’re sure this commune in Italy is lovely, the same can’t be said about this new vulnerability by the same name for InfoSec folks. Thanks to a zero-day bug in the Microsoft Support Diagnostic Tool, Follina is now making the headlines but for all the wrong reasons. This blog talks in detail about the zero-day vulnerability in Microsoft Support Diagnostic Tool (MSDT), popularly known as Follina.

Imaging you’re applying for a loan. One of the important criteria required to obtain approval is the credit score. The higher the credit score, the higher your chances for getting a loan. Similarly, imagine you’re selling a product on a website. Potential buyers judge the quality of your product based on the reviews or ratings it has received from other customers. The higher the ratings, the higher the chances people will buy your products or services.

Despite wide-spread knowledge on the risk of using a weak password, 123456 is still a common password in use by a number of users. You’re probably wondering who would still use this password. Well, close to 103 million people around the world according to NordPass’ report. While this is alarming, let’s just take a moment to consider why users choose simple, easy-to-remember passwords despite being aware of the risks. Password overload: How big of a concern is it?