Purple Knight Scoring Improves Understanding of Identity System Security Vulnerabilities

Semperis introduces Lightning Intelligence, a SaaS tool that continuously scans AD and Entra ID, replacing Purple Knight's manual runs, with multi-forest dashboards and no agent required.

Semperis offers a PowerShell script that automates Entra ID app registration for free Purple Knight assessments, requiring Microsoft.Graph.Applications, Az.Accounts, and Global Admin rights.

Purple Knight 1.5 adds 10 Entra ID security indicators so organizations can assess gaps across on-prem AD and the cloud, plus MITRE D3FEND tags, seven new on-prem indicators, and enhanced HTML/PDF reporting.

Syncing Domain Admins into Entra ID lets attackers pivot from compromised on-prem AD to the cloud, and back via password writeback. CIS and Microsoft advise keeping privileged admin accounts cloud-only.

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.

Compares the free editions of Purple Knight and PingCastle: both assess Active Directory security and guide improvements, and the post outlines each tool's strengths to help organizations choose.