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Active Directory Recon and Enumeration

Active Directory is one of the most common attack vectors leveraged by advanced threat actors. This course will teach you the basics of AD and how to enumerate its configuration.

Ricardo Reimao - Pluralsight course - Active Directory Recon and Enumeration
by Ricardo Reimao

What you'll learn

Advanced threat actors target Active Directory (AD) due to its criticality to a business. It contains the keys to access virtually any server in the environment and information on users and their personal data, making it a prime target for attackers. In this course, Active Directory Recon and Enumeration, you’ll learn to gather and analyze information about a target AD. First, you’ll explore the basics of Active Directory, including domains, trees, and forests. Next, you’ll discover some of the main tools for enumeration, such as Rubeus and NetExec. Finally, you’ll learn how to analyze Active Directory relationships using Bloodhound. When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge of AD enumeration needed to assess a domain.

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About the author

Ricardo Reimao - Pluralsight course - Active Directory Recon and Enumeration
Ricardo Reimao

Ricardo is a Cybersecurity Consultant based in Toronto (Canada). He has 10+ years of IT experience, 6 of them in the IT Security field. His main interests are: SIEM solutions (IBM QRadar), Enterprise Security Risk, Penetration Testing, Security processes/procedures and Network Security.

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