Ransomware gangs take less than a day to breach Microsoft Active Directory. Here’s what to do | …>
– Sponsored by Sophos
In its recent research, Sophos X-Ops found it took less than a day — approximately 16 hours — for [attackers to reach Active Directory](https://news.sophos.com/en-us/2023/08/23/active-adversary-for-tech-leaders/), one of the most critical assets for a company.Once they’ve entered Active Directory, they can move laterally from system to system through the network, steal data, access applications and servers, plant backdoors and [ransomware](https://www.scmagazine.com/news/ransomware-gang-qakbot-resurfaces-after-feds-botnet-takedown), and cause other types of disruption.Fortunately, there are steps organizations can take to improve the security of their Active Directory deployments, especially if, as Sophos found, they aren’t doing anything or they’ve only deployed Microsoft Defender.
Link: https://www.scmagazine.com/resource/ransomware-gangs-take-less-than-a-day-to-breach-microsoft-active-directory-heres-what-to-do