Active Directory Security Risks Loom Large

Active Directory is one of the most ubiqutously used technologies in the world today, because virtually all organizations that operate on Microsoft's Windows Server platform are powered by Active Directory.

Active Directory plays a central role in IT security, regulatory compliance and identity and access management today because all critical aspects of IT security such as authentication, authorization and auditing are completely integrated with Active Directory.

Active Directory Security is thus rapidly becoming a very important component of organizational IT security, as organizations realize that the very foundation of their security may be vulnerable.

Because of the vital role of Active Directory in IT security today, it is increasingly vulnerable to attacks, both from insider the perimiter and from the outside, espesiclaly by sophisticated hackers seeking to compromise the security.

In fact, even the US Department of Homeland Security runs on Active Direcotry and a recent audit showed that it too may be vulnerable to attack - http://www.identitysecurityandaccessblog.com

Active Directory Security risks thus loom large and organizations are actively taking steps to ensure that the security of their Active Directory is also adequately protected.