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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 Checklist: 32 Quarterly Checks Every AD Operator Should Run

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May 29, 2026 6 min read

Active Directory Security Checklist: 32 Quarterly Checks Every AD Operator Should Run

A numbered, copy-pastable active directory security checklist covering domain policy, DC hardening, delegation, credential exposure, ADCS, and GPO drift. One-line rationale per item.

Retrievy Team

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Active Directory Security Audit Tool: From Configured to Applied

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May 23, 2026 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.

Ney Gelbcke Junior

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

Active Directory Security Checklist: 32 Quarterly Checks Every AD Operator Should Run

Active Directory Security Audit Tool: From Configured to Applied

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