Lateral Movement Archives - 7ASecurity Blog https://7asecurity.com/blog/ 7ASecurity Blog With Cybersecurity Tips and Tools Fri, 09 Oct 2026 06:38:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://7asecurity.com/blog/contents/uploads/2019/06/favicon.ico Lateral Movement Archives - 7ASecurity Blog https://7asecurity.com/blog/ 32 32 Active Directory Penetration Testing: How Engagements Work https://7asecurity.com/blog/2026/10/active-directory-penetration-testing-engagements/ Fri, 09 Oct 2026 06:38:12 +0000 Active Directory penetration testing runs through five phases. 1. Scoping the starting position. 2. Gaining an initial foothold. 3. Harvesting credentials. 4. Escalating privilege. 5. Proving domain dominance. Each phase builds on the last one's findings. The report prioritises fixes based on which finding collapses the most paths to domain control. Most breaches involving Active …

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]]> The 2026 Guide to NTLM Hash Security and Kerberos Migration https://7asecurity.com/blog/2026/05/ntlm-hash-security-kerberos-migration/ Fri, 29 May 2026 08:16:39 +0000 An NTLM hash is the mathematical version of a password that Windows uses for legacy authentication. For years, the security industry has known that older versions of this system were broken. Now, the 2025 and 2026 security baselines target the death of the entire NTLM stack, including NTLMv2. Microsoft is pushing companies to use Kerberos …

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