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Gain Control, Reduce Risk:
Identify Weaknesses in Your Active Directory

Misconfigurations and hidden vulnerabilities in your AD and Entra ID create a prime target for attackers. Netwrix PingCastle, an AD and Entra ID risk assessment tool, empowers you to take control by identifying these weaknesses before they're exploited. Our solution provides visibility into your hybrid AD security posture and guides you through effective remediation, strengthening your defenses against ever-evolving identity threats.

Gain Complete Visibility of Your AD Landscape
Map your entire domain infrastructure, including rogue setups or neglected domains that are vulnerable to attack. This will help eliminate blind spots and gain control over your identity infrastructure.
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Uncover & Prioritize Risks
Get a comprehensive view of the risks across your AD, such as misconfigurations and improper privilege assignments. Risks are mapped to MITRE ATT&CK™ and ANSSI frameworks and assigned risk scores, enabling you to prioritize your security efforts.
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Close Security Gaps
Reduce your AD attack surface by implementing targeted remediation strategies. Follow our step-by-step recommendations, addressing high-risk vulnerabilities first to strengthen your identity security posture.
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Monitor and Improve
Run Netwrix PingCastle weekly across domains to detect new risks and trusts. Track progress and security score improvements to ensure ongoing AD protection.
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150+ AD security indicators
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200+ mappings between MITRE™ and ANSSI frameworks
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20K+ domains in 46 countries

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Follow a Framework to
Secure Your Identity Infrastructure

AD risk assessment is the cornerstone of robust security. But following a framework is the most reliable path to ensuring you have a secure Active Directory and Entra ID. Our AD security maturity framework, inspired by CMMI, builds upon this critical foundation, guiding you on your AD security journey, from initial risk assessment to ongoing optimization. This ensures your identity infrastructure remains secure and your data stays protected.

Perform Initial Discovery
First, identify what’s going on in your Active Directory. This includes covering all your domains, assigning ownership and evaluating external trusts. 
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Build a Repeatable Process
Next, establish a continuous process to secure your AD. Begin by assessing the Active Directory risk level with a scoring system to prioritize security efforts. Regularly monitor this score and address high-risk issues to enhance your AD security posture.
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Take Defined Steps to Protect AD
Then, take proactive measures to protect your Active Directory. It includes collecting configuration and membership changes so you can investigate and take action.
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Manage AD Threats
Next, manage your Active Directory by detecting and responding to security incidents and even sophisticated AD attacks that circumvent security logs. Proactively block critical events to prevent security incidents from happening.
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Optimize
Lastly, optimize your security to ensure recovery from identity threats. Leverage lessons learned to strengthen Active Directory security and prevent similar incidents in the future.
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Active Directory Security Self-Assessment
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AD Security
Self-Assessment
Evaluate your Active Directory's security maturity level.
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What is a risk assessment for Active Directory? 
Active Directory risk assessment is a process that helps organizations identify potential security weaknesses and misconfigurations within their Active Directory environment. These weaknesses could be exploited by malicious actors, potentially leading to unauthorized access and compromise of sensitive data. Regularly assessing your Active Directory helps ensure its security and protects your valuable information. 
Is Active Directory vulnerable? 
Due to its legacy nature and inherent complexity, Active Directory can be susceptible to vulnerabilities. Additionally, managing a vast network of users, devices, and permissions inherently increases the risk of misconfigurations, creating security gaps attackers love to exploit. 
Furthermore, Active Directory's role as the central hub for user access and authentication makes it a high-value target. A compromised Active Directory grants attackers a single point of entry to a wealth of sensitive data and resources within the network.
However, it's important to consider that Microsoft is constantly working to improve Active Directory security through updates and patches. Organizations can further mitigate these vulnerabilities by implementing regular Active Directory risk assessments and proactively mitigating identified risks before bad actors exploit them.
How can I protect the data contained in the report?
The report may contain data that is restricted by your security policy. This can be a problem when you have to transfer this data over the network. To limit that risk, Netwrix PingCastle can work on a report encrypted with an RSA key: the report can be stored encrypted or transmitted safely while only the instance having access to the private key can process it.
Are you collecting any information?
Netwrix PingCastle does not collect any other information than what is written in the report. No internet connectivity is required unless you want to verify the signature of the binaries.
What are the local requirements to run Netwrix PingCastle?
Netwrix PingCastle requires the DotNet Framework 2 for report generation, and the reporting program requires the DotNet Framework 3 to use the OpenXML library. Consequently, Operating Systems starting from Windows 2000 are supported.
What are the domain requirements to run Netwrix PingCastle?
Netwrix PingCastle requires network connectivity to the domain, such as LDAP (TCP/389), ADWS (TCP/9389), SMB (TCP/445), and authorization to connect on the domain, which is granted by default to local domain accounts or accounts from trusted domains.
Does Netwrix PingCastle work in a disconnected network?
Yes, Netwrix PingCastle does not require an internet connection. Furthermore, the machine-readable report can be encrypted using an RSA key, which is suitable for email transfer.