Active Directory Security Review

No. Our methodology is non-intrusive. We use read-only data collection and offline analysis to ensure your production environment remains stable throughout the process.

Yes. If you have a hybrid environment, your on-premises AD is often the weakest link. Attackers frequently use on-prem compromises to “escalate to the cloud” by hijacking synchronization accounts.

For a mid-sized enterprise, a comprehensive review typically takes 2 to 4 weeks, depending on the complexity of the forest and the number of domains.

“Privilege Over-provisioning.” Almost every organization we assess has users in administrative groups who do not need those rights for their daily tasks.

An AD Security Assessment evaluates the configuration, security controls, and operational health of your identity infrastructure. It identifies misconfigurations, privilege abuse pathways, weak authentication settings, and domain takeover risks. Since AD is the primary authentication backbone, any weakness can allow attackers to escalate privileges quickly. This assessment ensures your AD is secure, resilient, and aligned with best practices.

The assessment covers forest/domain architecture, domain controller hardening, password and authentication policies, privileged access management, and Group Policy security. It also evaluates account lifecycle, monitoring coverage, replication health, DNS, and disaster recovery readiness. Both security and operational aspects are reviewed for full risk visibility.

Typical findings include weak password policies, excessive administrative privileges, stale accounts, missing LDAP signing, NTLM vulnerabilities, and insecure delegation. Privilege escalation pathways and misconfigured Group Policies are also common. These weaknesses often enable attackers to move laterally and compromise the domain in under 48 hours.

Attackers rely on compromised credentials and AD misconfigurations to escalate privileges and deploy ransomware across networks. An assessment identifies those exact weaknesses—such as weak authentication, over-privileged accounts, insecure DC configurations, and missing monitoring. Fixing these gaps significantly reduces the attack surface and blocks lateral movement.

You receive a detailed technical report with risk ratings, an executive summary for leadership, and a prioritized remediation roadmap. Visual attack-path mapping is provided to show how attackers could compromise your domain. You also get practical, step-by-step remediation guidance and compliance alignment with NIST, CIS, and ISO 27001.