Active Directory Series: Modern Security Practices for Today’s Business Landscape

Modern problems call for modern solutions. The bad guys are out there working round the clock, prying and probing for sensitive data, but that doesn’t mean you need to worry about your Active Directory keeping up with Level Solutions Group on your side. We’ll help you find the right tools for your business needs, and implement a robust, modern cyber security capability.

Due to its ubiquity in the business technology landscape, Microsoft’s Active Directory is often a tempting target for hackers and other bad actors looking to cause havoc. And with AD being so vital to the day-to-day operations of any business, keeping the bad guys out isn’t just a security concern, but a necessary and crucial part of business success.

And it’s not just security breaches that are a concern. A secure directory environment is an effective tool in DLP and oftentimes a necessary component of good compliance.

What can you do to help keep your business’ Active Directory environment secure? And how can Level Solutions Group help? Keep reading to learn more about strategies and practices we recommend to make sure your directory services aren’t leaving your business vulnerable to attacks.

It’s hard to overstate the importance of basic hygiene and proper, regular permissions maintenance as a cybersecurity tool for Active Directory. Keeping a close, diligent eye on the hygiene of your directory services can go a long way toward protecting your business.

Is your directory service in need of an assessment and scrub? You’re talking to the right people. Level Solutions Group’s basic hygiene service is the first step on the path to a secure and healthy AD environment.

Today, there’s a plethora of third-party tools designed to help secure, manage and monitor an Active Directory environment available to businesses. Finding the right tool for your particular business needs isn’t always easy, though, and implementing them can be time-consuming and resource-draining for even the most efficient IT professionals. Active Directory infrastructure should be secured with Advanced Threat Protection tooling that provides the capability to detect and defend against Identity-based attacks. We can help you choose the right tool and then implement it correctly to drive significant security posture gain.

At Level Solutions Group, we work hand-in-hand with clients and our partners to develop a toolkit that is not only robust and powerful, but also appropriately scaled to the needs of that particular business.

Unsure what third-party services are right for your IT infrastructure? Give us a call and we’ll give you an on-the-level assessment and recommendations you can trust.

Perhaps even more important than a robust frontline of security, reporting and monitoring tools is having a solid plan in place for bouncing back from a worst-case scenario. Whether it’s an on-premise strategy or a cloud-based solution, businesses with backed up directory services are able to get back to business as usual significantly faster than those without. In today’s fast-paced business landscape, any extra downtime and productivity loss can cost businesses in excess of millions of dollars every day—as if a security breach weren’t enough of a headache to deal with.

(For even more on this topic, stay tuned for the next installment of Level’s Active Directory Series, discussing backup and recovery strategies in depth!)

When it’s time to get serious about your directory security, Level Solutions Group is ready to help you have that conversation. Contact us today and get started.

And don’t forget to check back next month for the next installment in our Active Directory series, taking a closer look at all things backup and recovery.