Tried and tested best practices for Active Directory security

Active Directory, a Microsoft Windows directory service, is a central system that empowers IT admins to manage everything in an organization's network—users, servers, applications, data, and more. The versatility of Active Directory makes it a crucial target for hackers. If someone with malicious intent successfully gets their hands on an organization's Active Directory, they can potentially gain access to everything on the network, including user accounts, databases, organizational policies, intellectual property, applications, and financial data.

Recovering from an Active Directory security compromise, especially if it was not detected early, is not easy and can put your organization in deep trouble.

Read on to learn about some of the most tried and tested practices that you can adopt to safeguard your organization's Active Directory.