---
id: 5946
title: "Top Tips for Protecting Active Directory"
source_domain: semperis.com
source_url: "https://www.semperis.com/blog/top-tips-for-protecting-active-directory/"
published_at: "2022-06-24T22:47:17Z"
tags: ["active-directory", "identity-security", "defense", "best-practices", "hardening"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/5946"
lang: en
---

# Top Tips for Protecting Active Directory

## Summary

Practical tips for protecting Active Directory: understand the AD attack cycle, look beyond domain admin accounts since valuable service accounts are also targeted, and think like an attacker who studies the environment before striking.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** semperis.com
- **Published:** 2022-06-24T22:47:17Z
- **Original:** https://www.semperis.com/blog/top-tips-for-protecting-active-directory/
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/5946