Granting the right user secure access to an enterprise asset goes beyond assigning the correct privileges or authenticating identities. As threat actors pivot to identity-focused attacks, they are targeting services like Active Directory, which organizations overwhelmingly utilize to manage account access. With almost 95% of Fortune 1000 companies globally use Active Directory, it has become the most widespread directory service in use today. Because of it’s ubiquity, modern attackers use AD attacks more than any other tactic to steal credentials, escalate privileges, and find targets.
While organizations have deployed Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) and Privileged Access Management (PAM) solutions to mitigate the risk of credential-based attacks, they still leave visibility gaps and challenges that attackers can exploit. Alone, they are are not enough to fully secure identities and the infrastructure that supports them.