This is a detailed walk-through of the OffSec Proving Grounds Helpdesk vulnerable host.

In this post I will shift my focus towards an equally important aspect: group policy objects (GPOs) and their significance within AD DS.

On July 19, 2024, a major incident occurred involving CrowdStrike's Falcon sensor software, leading to a widespread Windows outage.

This blog post is part five of the Cyb3r-S3c series on Microsoft's Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS).

Welcome back to the command center, operators. Having mapped the forest territories and domain boundaries in Part Two, I will now cover tactical object management operations. This isn't just about point-and-click administration, I'm talking about the command and control infrastructure that determines how effectively security and operations teams can manage, secure, and scale the AD environment.

Welcome back to the AD wilderness. In Part One, I dissected the anatomical components of Active Directory Domain Services. Now I venture deeper into the labyrinth, where forests tower like digital ecosystems and domains form the territorial boundaries of enterprise networks.

Welcome to the first installment of the Active Directory Domain Services reconnaissance series. In the enterprise battlefield, understanding Active Directory is not optional, it's survival. With over 95% of Fortune 1000 companies relying on AD infrastructure, this knowledge separates novice from true cyber operatives.