Information Assurance
What is an Active Directory assessment?
Active Directory is a crucial infrastructure component, developed by Microsoft, serving as a centralised system for enforcing policies, managing user permissions, network resources, computers and other devices within an organisation.
An assessment of the Active Directory investigates what users can access, to determine if sensitive data can be identified or if actions can be taken that could result in a compromise of areas containing business-critical information.
Proactive testing helps identify and address these risks before they can be exploited.
What does it do?
An Active Directory assessment aims to identify vulnerabilities and misconfigurations that could allow a threat actor to gain unauthorised access, escalate privileges, or move laterally through the network.
Reconnaissance
The process typically starts with reconnaissance, where information about the domain, such as service configuration, user accounts, and group memberships, is gathered.
Identifying vulnerabilities
Using the information gathered during the reconnaissance phase and a combination of automated and manual techniques, we look for vulnerabilities that could be present in the environment.
Exploitation
From here, we attempt to exploit weaknesses, such as default or weak passwords, insecure permissions, or other misconfigurations in the Active Directory (AD) environment.
We use various techniques to escalate privileges and gain further control over the AD environment. Lateral movement tests are also conducted to determine how easily an attacker could move between users and systems to access critical or sensitive data.
Reporting
A report is created which provides a high-level overview and a technical overview of the vulnerabilities identified, the impact and complexity associated with them, and how these vulnerabilities can be fixed.
The value web application testing brings to your organisation
PGI prioritises identified vulnerabilities based on the real-world risk they pose to your organisation, taking into account factors such as impact and complexity. This provides you with informed remediation advice to better prioritise and implement fixes within your environment.
By taking an active role in identifying and addressing vulnerabilities, you are taking a proactive approach to improving your overall security posture and staying one step ahead of threat.
Proactive protection
Identifying and addressing vulnerabilities helps strengthen security, Our approach includes tailored recommendations for a layered defence strategy.
Security assurance
Ensure your services are secure and protected from threats and demonstrate due diligence to your clients.
Risk-based insights
We help you to prioritise vulnerabilities based on real-world risk, providing actionable recommendations for effective fixes.