With the proliferation of Microsoft Active Directory (AD) and Azure AD (AAD) in 95 percent of the global Fortune 1000, AD is often the prime target of most cybersecurity attacks. Furthermore, with privileged access becoming an increasingly integrated element of what AD and AAD control, it is paramount that the hybrid environment is secure. Unfortunately, often it is inadequately managed. The result: exploited accounts, exposed assets, costly damage, long-term effects, and difficult remediation and recovery.
It is critical to protect against AD/AAD-targeted threats and provide visibility and control over privileged access – while also satisfying the need to improve hybrid administrative efficiency and reduce errors. The ideal solution will tell you what happened, help you remediate the effects, and help you prevent it from happening again. Establishing zero trust and least privileged access – as recommended by NIST SP 800-207- is key to secure privileged accounts for hybrid AD. It’s also an important and effective way to simplify your organization’s compliance with industry and governmental regulations.