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Security research, tutorials, and product updates from the Retrievy team

Multi-cloud security, FortiGate hardening, AD/identity risk, and configuration drift. Written by operators for operators.

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Active Directory Security Audit Tool: From Configured to Applied
Articles
5 min read

Active Directory Security Audit Tool: From Configured to Applied

An Active Directory security audit tool can prove a GPO exists. It cannot, on its own, prove the policy is being applied to the machines that need it. That gap is where most domains quietly stop being defensible, regardless of how clean the audit looks.

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Ney Gelbcke Junior
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Your AD Has 200 Service Accounts. How Many Are Ghosts?
Identity Security
8 min read

Your AD Has 200 Service Accounts. How Many Are Ghosts?

Most AD environments have dozens of forgotten service accounts carrying admin-level privileges. Learn how ghost service accounts become breach vectors, and how to find them before attackers do.

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Ney Gelbcke Junior
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