Jim Sykora
Jim was doing systems administration & testing security boundaries before Microsoft Windows existed. He enjoys improving environments to create lonely places for adversaries, in-depth research, allowing curiosity to dig deep into security rabbit holes, and the great outdoors. At SpecterOps, Jim does security research with a focus on Microsoft Identity platforms and the ecosystems they support.
Session
Active Directory (AD) is OLD in tech years, but this 25-yr-old identity platform is still deployed all over. This course focuses on understanding AD to build foundational defenses against common attacks and misconfigurations. Through guided lectures, instructor demonstrations, and hands-on labs participants will explore key AD security components and best practices for hardening AD environments.