Hardening Library

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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What Is Active Directory Tiering and Why Does My Business Need It?
Identity Security
20 min read

What Is Active Directory Tiering and Why Does My Business Need It?

Most Active Directory environments have a tiering diagram in a compliance binder and no enforcement in production. Here's why the gap persists, and why verification after project close matters more than the initial design.

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Ney Gelbcke Junior
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Active Directory Security Groups: What Operators Need to Know
Articles
4 min read

Active Directory Security Groups: What Operators Need to Know

Security groups are the primary access-control primitive in Active Directory, and misconfigured membership is one of the most reliable paths to privilege escalation. Here is what operators need to audit right now.

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Retrievy Team
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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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