The Dos and Don’ts of AD Recovery

AD recovery comes in levels—object, server, domain, attribute—each harder than the last. The post walks through all four before explaining what forest recovery means and when it is required.

CISA's ransomware guidance is a reminder that recovery plans must cover AD: if domain controllers fall, standard backups aren't enough and forest recovery may be needed—keeping offline, non-domain-joined backups (or cloud copies) is decisive.

Semperis argues that testing backups under ideal conditions creates only an illusion of resilience; real cyber resilience is about staying recoverable when the plan fails and the assumptions behind it collapse.

If Active Directory is down, so is your business. Explains why cyber-resilient AD backups matter, the challenge of keeping them malware-free, and best practices for fast, clean recovery.

Argues AD recovery is an essential, often-overlooked part of ITDR: with 50% of organizations attacked and pen testers exploiting 82% of AD exposures, recovery capability matters as much as prevention.

Ex-bp CISO Simon Hodgkinson argues disaster recovery is too narrow for today's threats: operational resilience must span governance, business continuity, and third-party supplier risk.