Understanding the Risks of Pre-Windows 2000 Compatible Access Settings

A domain controller should do one thing: control the domain. Why ADDS belongs on a DC and which roles, tools, and apps to keep off it to shrink the attack surface.

AD hardening starts with knowing the weaknesses attackers exploit—legacy protocols and admin accounts everywhere, excessive permissions enabling lateral movement; the piece lists commonly missed misconfigurations and a security cheat sheet.

Semperis argues AI-driven attacks are outpacing identity teams as machine identities outnumber human ones 10:1, and urges building organization-wide cyber resilience around hybrid identity protection before the next crisis.

Semperis practice checkpoint two wires up the Entra ID agent permission model: direct app-only roles on the agent identity plus inheritable delegated permissions granted at the blueprint level.

Few organizations have visibility into who holds what rights across hybrid environments. The post covers identity security posture management and why scoring needs context.

A guest post on AD security for state, local, and education organizations: why detection matters before, during, and after incidents, the threats SLED faces, and a hardening action plan.