New security posture assessments for unmonitored identity servers
Analysis / inference: Microsoft Defender for Identity has introduced three security posture assessments to identify unmonitored Microsoft Entra Connect, ADFS, and ADCS servers.
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- Source
- Microsoft Defender for Identity - What's new archive · Limited verification
- Classification
- Microsoft Security
Section 01 · Summary analysis
Three new security posture assessments have been added to Microsoft Defender for Identity to detect unmonitored Microsoft Entra Connect, Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS), and Active Directory Certificate Services (ADCS) servers.
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Section 02 · Analysis
SecOps Signal analysisUnmonitored hybrid identity infrastructure servers create severe blind spots for security operations, potentially allowing undetected privilege escalation or persistence paths to go unnoticed.
SOC and identity teams gain visibility into unmonitored critical hybrid identity servers, improving overall organizational monitoring coverage.
Section 03 · Recommended actions
- Review the new security posture assessments in the Microsoft Defender portal
- Onboard any unmonitored Microsoft Entra Connect, ADFS, or ADCS servers into Defender for Identity
- Verify whether Microsoft Entra Connect servers in your environment are actively monitored by Defender for Identity
- Check Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS) servers for coverage status
- Check Active Directory Certificate Services (ADCS) servers for coverage status