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Active Directory Security Review Services
Active Directory sits at the centre of almost every corporate network, and a single misconfiguration can be the difference between a contained incident and a full domain compromise. We map the real attack paths inside your environment, from a standard user account all the way to Domain Admin.
- Certified Experts
- OSCP, CEH, CRTP & industry-certified testers.
- Real-World Approach
- Manual testing with real-world attack techniques.
- Actionable Reporting
- Detailed findings with clear risk ratings and remediation.
- Confidential & Secure
- Strict NDA, data protection & privacy practices.
// About Active Directory Reviews
Mapping the Paths Attackers Actually Use
Active Directory environments accumulate risk over time. Old service accounts with excessive permissions, misconfigured group policies, and weak Kerberos configurations build up quietly until they form a clear path from a low-privilege account to full domain control.
We use the same tooling attackers use to map your environment, identifying every viable attack path rather than checking a generic list of settings. UK organisations use this service before a compliance audit, after a security incident, or simply as a regular health check on their core identity infrastructure.
- Full Attack Path Mapping
- Kerberos and Credential Weaknesses Found
- Group Policy Misconfigurations Identified
- Clear, Prioritised Remediation
// Coverage
What We Cover
Kerberos Security
Testing for Kerberoasting, AS-REP roasting and weak service account passwords.
Group Policy Review
Assessment of GPOs for misconfigurations that expose credentials or excessive access.
Delegation and Permission Analysis
Review of constrained, unconstrained and resource-based delegation settings.
Privileged Account Review
Assessment of Domain Admin, Enterprise Admin and other high-privilege group membership.
AD Certificate Services Review
Testing for common misconfigurations that allow privilege escalation through certificates.
Trust Relationship Mapping
Assessment of how domain and forest trusts could be abused to move laterally.
// Methodology
Our Review Process
- 01
Scoping and Access
We agree scope and receive standard domain-joined access, mirroring a typical user's starting point.
- 02
Enumeration
We map users, groups, permissions and trust relationships across the domain.
- 03
Attack Path Analysis
We identify every viable path from the starting account toward privileged access.
- 04
Validation
We confirm the most critical paths are genuinely exploitable, without making changes to production accounts.
- 05
Reporting and Retest
You receive a prioritised report and a free retest once the highest-risk paths are closed.
// Ready when you are
Put your active directory security review services to the test.
// Impact
Why an Active Directory Review Matters
It Is Usually the Final Target
In most ransomware and data theft incidents, Domain Admin access is exactly what the attacker is working toward.
// How We Review Your Domain
- Domain enumeration and trust relationship mapping
- Kerberoasting and AS-REP roasting exposure testing
- Group Policy Object misconfiguration review
- Excessive permission and delegation analysis
- Active Directory Certificate Services misconfiguration testing
- Privileged group and service account review
- Attack path mapping to Domain Admin
What you get
// Tools We Use
// Why Choose Pluto Cyber Security
Domain Security Reviewed the Way Attackers See It
A checklist review tells you whether a setting is technically correct. Our review tells you whether that setting, combined with a dozen others, actually opens a path to Domain Admin.
Attack Path Focused
We map real, chained paths to privileged access, not isolated findings.
Certified Consultants
Our testers hold OSCP, GPEN, GIAC and CISSP infrastructure certifications.
Low-Impact Methodology
We assess using standard access, minimising risk to production systems.
Clear Prioritisation
You get a short list of high-impact fixes, not hundreds of low-value findings.
We typically work from a standard domain-joined user account, since that mirrors the starting point of most real attacks and shows what a low-privilege account could realistically reach.
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