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Task Failed Successfully – Microsoft’s “Immediate” Retirement of MDT

Active Directory

Task Failed Successfully – Microsoft’s “Immediate” Retirement of MDT

TL;DR – After reporting vulnerabilities found in MDT, Microsoft chose to retire the service rather than...

Jan 21, 2026
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SCOMmand and Conquer – Attacking System Center Operations Manager (Part 1)

Active Directory

SCOMmand and Conquer – Attacking System Center Operations Manager (Part 1)

TL:DR SCOM suffers from similar insecure default configurations as its SCCM counterpart, enabling attackers to escalate...

Dec 10, 2025
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SCCM Hierarchy Takeover via Entra Integration…Because of the Implication

Active Directory

SCCM Hierarchy Takeover via Entra Integration…Because of the Implication

TL;DR SCCM sites (prior to KB35360093) integrated with Entra ID can be abused to compromise the...

Nov 19, 2025
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AdminSDHolder: Misconceptions, Misconfigurations, and Myths

Active Directory

AdminSDHolder: Misconceptions, Misconfigurations, and Myths

TL;DR: This blog is the brief version. I love delving into ancient history. The Fall of...

Oct 31, 2025
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Is Kerberoasting Still a Risk When AES-256 Kerberos Encryption Is Enabled?

Active Directory

Is Kerberoasting Still a Risk When AES-256 Kerberos Encryption Is Enabled?

TL;DR Kerberoasting is fundamentally a weak password problem. Stronger encryption slows down cracking, but it doesn’t...

Oct 21, 2025
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The Clean Source Principle and the Future of Identity Security

Active Directory

The Clean Source Principle and the Future of Identity Security

TL;DR Modern identity systems are deeply interconnected, and every weak dependency creates an attack path — no...

Oct 8, 2025
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WriteAccountRestrictions (WAR) – What is it good for?

Active Directory

WriteAccountRestrictions (WAR) – What is it good for?

TL;DR A lot of things. The User-Account-Restrictions property grants read/write permissions to the user-account-control LDAP attribute,...

Oct 1, 2025
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Entra Connect Attacker Tradecraft: Part 3

Active Directory

Entra Connect Attacker Tradecraft: Part 3

TL;DR Attackers can exploit Entra Connect sync accounts to hijack device userCertificate properties, enabling device impersonation...

Jul 30, 2025
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Privilege Zones: BloodHound Enterprise spreading like a computer virus (of security)

Active Directory

Privilege Zones: BloodHound Enterprise spreading like a computer virus (of security)

TL;DR The BloodHound Enterprise team recently pushed out Privilege Zones, one of the most requested features...

Jul 8, 2025
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