2021 saw an increase in most types of cyberattacks. The number of ransomware attacks rose by 105% (to 623.3 million attacks) and encrypted threats increased by 167% (to 10.4 million attacks), according to a February 2022 article in TechRepublic, an …
Active Directory (AD) objects are rarely managed as standalone entities. In Part 3 of this series, we covered practical exercises for creating and managing two of the most critical AD objects, namely users and computers, after setting up a laboratory …
How do you begin working with Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS)? If you have read the previous parts of this blog series, you will know that Active Directory (AD) is a vast subject. In this series, we have chosen …
In 2021, the Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center discovered a new malicious email campaign by NOBELIUM, a group of hackers that has carried out nation-state attacks, and has continued to track it. In the latest phishing attack, NOBELIUM’s targets were 3,000 …
In December 2020, Microsoft came forward with details regarding what is now being considered the most extensive, severe cyberattack in history—the NOBELIUM attack. This shocking security breach by NOBELIUM, a group of Russian hackers, brought the cybersecurity world to a …
The IT industry recognizes the drastic increase in cyberattacks in the past few years. With cybercriminals constantly evolving their attack tactics, IT security professionals need to improve and upgrade their strategies to stay on top of threats. Given the frequency …
Cyberattacks are fast becoming a part of our daily lives. Multiple sources such as Norton Security and Forbes suggest that since the pandemic, attacks are not only increasing in number, but they are becoming more targeted and sophisticated. The attackers …
For readers who have returned to this blog after understanding the basics of Active Directory (AD) in part 1 of this series, welcome back!
For all new readers: Hello! Get ready to jump into the world of AD. It would …
Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) is the traditional, on-premises domain service offered by Microsoft. It is the core component and a server role in Active Directory (AD), the specialized, proprietary directory service in Windows operating system environments.
Consider an …
