Active Directory & Entra ID Security Assessment
Secure Your Identity Infrastructure Today
Active Directory (AD) and Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD) are the backbone of enterprise identity and access management. However, misconfigurations, legacy dependencies, and evolving attack techniques have made identity a primary target for cyber threats. CISOnow’s Active Directory & Entra ID Security Assessment delivers a comprehensive security evaluation, identifying vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, and risks that could be exploited by attackers.
Identity Assessment Overview
On-Premises Active Directory Security
- Privilege Escalation & Lateral Movement Risks: Identification of misconfigurations that allow attackers to escalate privileges or move laterally across the network.
- Group Policy & Configuration Hardening: Review of Group Policy Objects (GPOs), password policies, and security settings to align with best practices.
- Active Directory Attack Surface Review: Analysis of Kerberoasting, Pass-the-Hash, Golden Ticket, and other common attack vectors.
- Domain & Enterprise Admins Review: Identification of overprivileged accounts and recommendations for least privilege enforcement.
- Service Account & Credential Hygiene: Assessment of service accounts, credential storage, and exposure to pass-the-ticket or pass-the-hash attacks.
- LDAP & NTLM Vulnerability Analysis: Review of insecure authentication methods and recommendations for secure alternatives like Kerberos and LDAPS.
Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD) Security
- Identity Protection & Conditional Access: Evaluation of risk-based authentication, MFA enforcement, and adaptive access policies.
- Entra ID Privileged Identity Management (PIM): Review of privileged role management, Just-in-Time (JIT) access, and administrative control policies.
- Azure AD Connect & Hybrid Identity Security: Assessment of synchronization risks, password hash synchronization security, and hybrid identity misconfigurations.
- App & API Permissions Review: Identification of overprivileged OAuth permissions and risky third-party app integrations.
- Zero Trust Identity & Access Controls: Evaluation of Zero Trust architecture alignment, including identity segmentation and security baselines.
Threat Detection & Monitoring
- Audit & Log Analysis: Review of Active Directory event logging, Entra ID sign-in logs, and audit logs to detect anomalies and suspicious activity.
- Defender for Identity & SIEM Integration: Assessment of Microsoft Defender for Identity (MDI) configuration, alert tuning, and integration with SIEM/SOAR platforms.
- Incident Response Readiness: Evaluation of existing detection and response capabilities against identity-based threats.
Why Choose CISOnow?
- Deep Identity Expertise: Our team has extensive experience securing and assessing both legacy AD and modern cloud-based identity environments.
- Actionable Remediation Plan: We provide a prioritized roadmap with step-by-step guidance to remediate risks and strengthen identity security.
- Compliance & Best Practices Alignment: Our assessment aligns with NIST, CIS Benchmarks, Microsoft’s security recommendations, and compliance requirements such as SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI DSS, and ISO 27001.