How to Secure Active Directory Against Insider Threats. Insider threats can come from employees, contractors, or privileged users who misuse their access or unknowingly compromise their credentials. To counter these risks, a multi layered security approach is essential, involving technical controls, access management, user awareness, and continuous monitoring. In this blog post, we explore effective […]
The Role of Threat Intelligence in Active Directory Security. With an ever increasing number of cyber threats, you can’t ignore the need for robust security measures, particularly within the Active Directory (AD) environment. Threat intelligence is key to enhancing AD security by offering organizations valuable insights (visibility and context) into potential threats, allowing them to […]
Secure Your Data with Windows Server Encryption & BitLocker. Windows Server Encryption, combined with the powerful encryption tool BitLocker, offers a comprehensive solution to safeguard our data on Windows Server operating systems. Encrypting files, folders, and disk volumes ensures that our sensitive information remains inaccessible and unreadable, protecting it from unauthorized access and potential breaches. […]
Windows Server Hardening: Configure Security Settings & Policies for Windows Server. Windows Server Hardening is essential for bolstering the security of our Windows Server infrastructure. We fortify our server against potential threats and unauthorized access by configuring security settings and policies. This guide provides us with steps and best practices to harden our Windows Server […]
Windows Server Security Best Practices: Secure Your Windows Server Environment. Whether we are hand-building physical servers for a small firm or deploying hundreds of Windows servers into the cloud, having a solid procedure to create a secure, stable environment is essential to protecting our ecosystem from data breaches. Of course, everyone knows that an out-of-the-box […]
What is Event ID 4776: Domain Controller Attempted to Validate the Credentials for an Account. Many security events with odd usernames, misspelled names, attempts with expired or locked out accounts, or unusual logon attempts outside of business hours may be recorded by our domain controller’s Windows Event Viewer and given the Event ID 4776. Understanding […]
What is Event ID 4625: An Account Failed to Log On. Are you seeing a lot of event ID 4625 (An account failed to log on) in your Domain Controller’s Security logs and unsure what it means or how to resolve it? Well, in this article, we explains everything you need to know about this […]
Protecting Against Phishing Attacks in Office 365. Sorry to start on an alarmist note, but here are the facts: 3.4 billion phishing emails and phishing attacks are predicted to compromise 33 million data records in 2023 alone. By definition, phishing is an online social engineering attack in which the attacker tries to deceive a user into […]
What 0xc000006a – User Logon Misspelled or Bad Password. Have you encountered the 0xc000006a status code while troubleshooting event ID 4625? This article dives into the event code 0xc000006a – user logon with misspelled or bad password – and its relationship with event ID 4625. Additionally, we cover the steps to why event code 0xc000006a […]
What is Event ID 4624: An Account was Successfully Logged On. What is that log in your Domain Controller event log? In this article, we learn more about this event and examine its properties. Event ID 4624 indicates a user has successfully signed in to a Domain Controller (or a workstation). However, it is worth […]