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Securing and Maintaining Active Directory

Security fundamentals, hardening, logging and monitoring

Securing and Maintaining Active Directory

Learn about the fundamental security principles of Active Directory, including permissions, delegation, and RBAC, and how most organizations implement logging, auditing, and monitoring to reduce attack paths and detect threats.

This module contains 2 lessons covering the foundational building blocks of Active Directory.

Premium Module Benefits:

  • • Full access to both lessons
  • • Practical hardening and monitoring guidance
  • • Progress tracking and completion certificates
2
Lessons
40 min
Duration
Premium
Access
10
Points

What You'll Learn

By the end of this module, you'll understand the essential building blocks of Active Directory.

Apply AD security fundamentals: permissions, delegation, and RBAC
Harden AD environments and reduce common attack paths
Implement logging, auditing, and monitoring for effective detection

Module Lessons

This module contains the following lessons:

1
Active Directory Security Fundamentals
20 min
Lesson

Get to know permissions, delegation, and RBAC in AD.

Permissions
Delegation
RBAC
2
Hardening and Monitoring Active Directory
20 min
Lesson

Logging, auditing, and common attack vectors against AD.

Hardening
Logging
Auditing
Attack Paths

Perfect For

Identity Beginners

New to identity systems who need to understand AD fundamentals.

IT & Helpdesk Staff

Those managing users, groups, and computers who want clear AD fundamentals.

Windows Administrators

Admins looking to strengthen identity management and AD security basics.