The NTDS.dit location is the primary target for any hacker looking to take total control of your organisation. This file is the central database for Active Directory. It contains every user account, group membership, and the encrypted password hashes for your entire domain. While the default file path (C:\Windows\NTDS\ntds.dit) is well-known, modern threat actors use …
AD Explorer is an advanced admin tool used to manage and fix Active Directory databases. Yet, its powerful snapshot feature also helps attackers download your entire directory structure to analyse offline. Once the directory is extracted, hackers feed this data into graph tools like BloodHound to map paths to Domain Admin without triggering network alarms. …
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 …
Modern Kerberoasting detection has moved far beyond watching for bulk ticket requests. In 2026, sophisticated threat actors use targeted requests to blend seamlessly into normal network traffic. With Microsoft’s mandatory move to AES-256, defenders must focus on advanced KQL queries and specific bitmask signatures in Event ID 4769. Tactical Identity Defense: Mastering Kerberoasting Detection in …
About Ouinet Ouinet is a suite of free, open source software tools and infrastructure that provides access to the open internet in repressive information contexts with limited or no connectivity. Ouinet works through a network of cooperating nodes or servers, using peer-to-peer routing, and the distributed data storage of users’ internet activity. Ouinet is a core …
Purple Team cybersecurity lets you move from uncertain system security to proven, real-world defence. Consider this: Your company hires a penetration testing team. They spend two weeks testing your systems, recording flaws, and writing a technical report. That report lands on a manager's desk. Teams log the findings into a tracking system. They fix a …
Red Team services show you exactly how your network handles a real, targeted attack. You already have firewalls, endpoint protection, and regular staff training. Your last security audit only showed a few minor vulnerabilities. Yet, how sure are you really that those tools would actually stop a skilled hacker? You don't hire Red Team experts …
Effective PCI DSS vulnerability management is the first line of defence for businesses managing credit card data. You've heard the basics before: Run quarterly scans. Fix the critical bugs. Document every single step. And yet, this area remains one of the most misunderstood parts of PCI DSS vulnerability management. The confusion rarely comes from whether …
PCI regulation forces you to build basic security walls, but it doesn't automatically stop hackers from climbing over them. Year after year, businesses pass PCI compliance audits. They receive their certificates and assume their payment systems are secure. Yet, soon after, a data breach hits them. This frustrating cycle repeats because passing an audit and …
When it comes to protecting sensitive patient data, HIPAA penetration testing is the ultimate tool for proving that your defences work. Healthcare organisations face a peculiar security problem. You must follow strict rules to protect incredibly sensitive data, like patient health records and billing details. Yet, the law doesn't tell you how to test if …
