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FSMO Roles: The Hidden Key to Resilient Active Directory
At the heart of every well-functioning Active Directory (AD) environment lies a set of unsung heroes: Flexible Single Master Operation (FSMO) roles. These specialized roles hold the keys to your AD’s resilience, stability, and recoverability. While they may not be the most glamorous aspect of AD management, understanding and safeguarding
Golden Ticket Attack: How To Protect Your Active Directory
Among all cybersecurity threats, only a few attacks are as insidious and potentially damaging as the Golden Ticket attack. Unlike ransomware or brute-force hacking, which often leave visible traces, the Golden Ticket attack operates under the radar, giving hackers a secret passage into the heart of a company’s most valuable
Mastering Microsoft 365 Governance: Active Directory Guide
In most Microsoft 365 environments, Active Directory (AD) is a key component for managing user identities and access, controlling who accesses what and how. However, as your organization grows, so do the complexities and risks associated with AD management. An improperly managed AD setup can lead to devastating security breaches,
Forest Recovery in Active Directory: Are You Prepared?
Active Directory (AD) is the backbone of most enterprise IT environments, serving as the central repository for user identities, access permissions, and system configurations. As organizations grow and evolve, their AD infrastructures often expand into multiple domains within a single forest, and/or multiple forests with multiple domains, creating a complex
Cayosoft Releases Microsoft Threat Detection for Recently Discovered VMware ESXi Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
Active Directory security provider updates threat detection to include automatic detection and rollback for actively exploited VMware vulnerability COLUMBUS, OH – August 7, 2024 – Cayosoft Inc., the leader in hybrid Microsoft Active Directory management, monitoring, and recovery, today announced that its Active Directory threat detection is now able to
Prevent & Detect VMware ESXI Vulnerability CVE-2024-37085 with Cayosoft Threat Detection
CVE-2024-37085 is an authentication bypass vulnerability in VMWare ESXi being currently being exploited by ransomware groups. This blog will review the background of the exploit and how to leverage Cayosoft Guardian to scan for potential indicators of compromise and proactively defend against future attacks. The short video below also provides
Managing Active Directory in a Zero Trust World
Applying a Zero Trust strategy to Active Directory management reduces your identity threat landscape, enhances access controls and segmentation, enforces just-in-time access, and improves monitoring and incident response. Overall, this approach strengthens your identity platform and makes it more resilient. In this blog, learn how Zero Trust strategy and principles
What is Mimikatz? A Security Guide for Organizations
Imagine a cyberattack that doesn’t rely on brute force or zero-day exploits, instead silently slipping past your defenses and targeting the very heart of your network security: user credentials. This is the reality of Mimikatz, a post-exploitation tool that has become a favorite weapon among cybercriminals. What Is Mimikatz? It’s
Latest Cayosoft Guardian Release – Making Active Directory Security Easy
Let’s begin with reviewing some recent industry trends/statistics: 90% of organizations globally use Active Directory1 Ransomware rose over 74% in 20232 Average cost for ransomware recovery is over $1.8M3 172% increase in AD outages since 20214 To summarize, nearly everyone uses Active Directory (AD) and ransomware attacks are rising and
NTLM Relay Attack Prevention: A Checklist for Active Directory Security
NT LAN Manager (NTLM) relay attacks represent a persistent threat to organizations that rely on Active Directory (AD) for identity management and access control. These attacks exploit weaknesses in the NTLM authentication protocol, allowing attackers to impersonate legitimate users and gain unauthorized access to sensitive resources within the AD environment.
Cayosoft Adopts Robust Channel Strategy with Extensive Channel Partner Program Launching in Q3 2024
Strong channel investment to drive aggressive growth trajectory and global expansion for Active Directory management, monitoring and recovery leader COLUMBUS, OH – June 11, 2024 – Cayosoft Inc., the leader in hybrid Microsoft Active Directory management, monitoring, and recovery, oday announced its commitment to a channel-based, global go-to-market strategy, with
Securing Active Directory Against DCSync Attacks
DCSync attacks remain a persistent threat to Active Directory (AD) security. These attacks cleverly exploit normal AD replication processes, allowing hackers to secretly extract sensitive password hashes. This access can pave the way for widespread exploits across your network. Given the prevalence of DCSync attacks, IT professionals must be equipped
Efficiency Enhancements in Latest Release of Cayosoft Administrator 11.2
We’re pleased to launch new capabilities to reduce the administrative burden placed on Active Directory (AD) management. AD is complex and complicated. Manual changes cause the potential for errors, which lead to mistakes that cyber attackers can exploit. Enough doom and gloom, lets talk about the new enhancements. Below is
Protecting Active Directory Against Pass-the-Hash Attacks
What if someone could access your company’s most critical systems simply by possessing a piece of coded text? What if they could silently spread through your network, taking on the identities of employees and administrators, all without ever knowing actual passwords? Pass-the-Hash attacks make this nightmare scenario a reality. Hackers
Cayosoft-Enhanced Defense: Securing Active Directory in 2024
Active Directory (AD) remains a backbone of IT systems for many organizations, managing access and permissions for users and devices. But its frequent use made it a top target for cyberattacks. Attackers are getting smarter, finding ways to misuse AD’s features to gain control, spread through networks, and steal valuable