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Directory Services Security

Active Directory is the identity foundation of most enterprise Windows environments, and the primary target of sophisticated attackers. Domain compromise gives attackers access to every system in the domain. This course covers securing Active Directory and Azure AD/Entra ID: hardening configurations, detecting attacks in progress, and recovering from compromise.

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5 quiz-backed lessons

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Lessons in sequence

Move through each lesson in order to build the core concepts, then validate your understanding where quizzes are available.

1
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Active Directory Architecture and ATT&CK Surface

Lesson 1 of 5 in this course sequence.

2
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AD Hardening: Accounts, Groups, and Policies

Lesson 2 of 5 in this course sequence.

4
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Azure AD / Entra ID Security Hardening

Lesson 4 of 5 in this course sequence.

5
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AD Recovery and Advanced Topics

Lesson 5 of 5 in this course sequence.