How To Better Secure Active Directory

This article describes Microsoft Active Directory's role in identity and access management, outlines inherent security risks (legacy configurations, weak passwords, lack of MFA, permissive group policies), and presents seven recommended hardening steps (password policies, MFA/PAM, encryption, auditing, group policy review, 24×7 monitoring, regular assessments). It emphasizes the increasing targeting of AD by threat actors and positions Arctic Wolf’s managed detection and response and Aurora Platform as solutions for continuous identity monitoring and AD hardening.