Lateral Movement in Azure AD: What Still Works in 2025

Despite improvements in Microsoft cloud security, lateral movement in hybrid Azure AD environments is still viable in 2025 — and often undetected.

Shadow Admins in Active Directory: The Privilege You Don’t See (Until It’s Too Late)

Shadow Admins are the privilege paths you’re not watching. These accounts don’t belong to Domain Admins, but they can take over your environment anyway — thanks to ACL misconfigurations, GPO access, or SIDHistory abuse. If you're only auditing group membership, you're already exposed.

Kerberoasting: How It Works, How to Defend, and How to Minimize the Damage

Learn how Kerberoasting exploits Kerberos authentication in Active Directory, how it works, and what steps you can take to defend against it.

Account Manipulation: How Attackers Stay Inside Your Systems

Account manipulation is one of the stealthiest and most effective techniques used by threat actors to maintain or escalate access in compromised environments. Once inside, attackers often attempt to secure their foothold. They do this by modifying existing accounts. Another strategy is creating new ones that blend into your environment. This can include: Changing user … Continue reading Account Manipulation: How Attackers Stay Inside Your Systems →