Active Directory Recovery Can't Be an Afterthought

Active Directory remains a critical but often vulnerable part of many enterprises; the article warns that inadequate protection and complex, long-lived configurations make AD a frequent vector for ransomware and widespread outages. It recommends organizations assume compromise, maintain secure and timely backups, use isolated "cleanroom" environments to run realistic recovery drills, and employ time-based comparisons and monitoring to detect creeping changes and speed recovery from both attacks and human errors.