Our Active Directory Security Assessment evaluates your Active Directory (AD) environment against real-world attack scenarios.
Active Directory is the backbone of enterprise identity and access management. Compromise can give attackers full access to networks, sensitive systems, and critical applications. Active Directory is often a prime target for attackers due to weak account management, misconfigured permissions, and unmonitored administrative activities.
An Active Directory Security Assessment is useful for understanding vulnerabilities in your Active Directory, and strengthening your organisation against potential attacks
What we offer
Contact us for our Active Directory Security Assessment if you’re wanting to improve the security of your Active Directory.
Methodology
Our methodology of discovery and mapping, identifying vulnerabilities, simulating attacks, impact validation, and detailed report will give you a thorough understanding of the risks and how you can address them.
What you receive
Our Active Directory Security Assessment will give you a clear understanding of how attackers could exploit your Active Directory, and how to prevent this from happening.
We identify misconfigurations, excessive privileges, and vulnerable accounts while simulating attacker techniques to provide a clear understanding of risk and actionable remediation guidance.
We provide a comprehensive and actionable report, designed to support you in implementing safeguards.
The report includes:
A summary outlining your Active Directory risks
Technical findings with reproduced attack paths
Proof-of-concept demonstrations
Risk ratings based on severity and business impact
Practical remediation guidance for IT and security teams
Recommendations for ongoing monitoring and hardening
Best practice guidance for privileged account management and access controls
industries
Who we’ve helped
We’ve performed Active Directory Security Assessments across a wide range of industries:
Financial Services and Banking
Manufacturing and Industrial Systems
Healthcare and Pharmaceuticals
Energy and Utilities
Government and Public Sector
Information Technology and Software as a Service (Saas) Platforms
With over 10 years of experience assessing Active Directory infrastructures across multiple industries, we’ll create an approach to suit your needs and minimise operational disruption.
What we assess
Our Active Directory Security Assessments cover the full Active Directory attack surface. We focus on the most exploitable areas.
Domain Admins, Enterprise Admins, and local administrator accounts.
Accounts used by applications and services that often have unnecessary elevated permissions.
Accounts accessed by multiple users with high privileges.
Accounts with administrative rights, including privileged access to AD jump hosts.
Misconfigured GPOs that allow privilege escalation or bypass security controls.
Potential weaknesses in authentication and federation.
Kerberos, LDAP, NTLM, and legacy protocols that may be exploitable.
Weak configurations, improper permissions, or exposed endpoints.
What frameworks we follow
Our cloud security testing methodology aligns with internationally recognised standards and frameworks.
ISO / IEC 27001
NIST Cybersecurity Framework
CIS Controls
MITRE ATT&CK
NZISM
ASD Essential Eight
These frameworks guide our assessment methodology. They ensure global compliance and risk management alignment.
FAQ
Find answers to common questions about our services and what to expect from your experience with us.
Will this assessment disrupt our Active Directory environment?
No. The assessment is conducted using safe and controlled techniques designed to avoid disruption to domain controllers and production systems.
What types of weaknesses are typically discovered?
Common issues include excessive privileged accounts, misconfigured delegation, credential exposure risks, insecure Group Policy settings, and privilege escalation paths.
Do you require domain administrator access to perform the assessment?
Not always. Many assessments begin from a standard domain user perspective to identify privilege escalation paths that attackers could exploit.
How long does an Active Directory security assessment typically take?
Most engagements are completed within several days depending on the size and complexity of the domain environment.
Let’s work together
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