Securing Active Directory
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−# Best Practices for Securing Active Directory
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Attacks against computing infrastructure have increased over the last decade in all parts of the world. We live in an age of cyber-warfare, cybercrime, and hacktivism. As a result, organizations of all sizes all over the world have had to deal with information leaks, theft of intellectual property (IP), denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, or even destroyed infrastructure.
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## Related content
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−- [Avenues to Compromise](../../../ad-ds/plan/security-best-practices/Avenues-to-Compromise.md)
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−- [Attractive Accounts for Credential Theft](../../../ad-ds/plan/security-best-practices/Attractive-Accounts-for-Credential-Theft.md)
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+- [Attractive accounts for credential theft](../../../ad-ds/plan/security-best-practices/Attractive-Accounts-for-Credential-Theft.md)
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−- [Reducing the Active Directory Attack Surface](../../../ad-ds/plan/security-best-practices/Reducing-the-Active-Directory-Attack-Surface.md)
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+- [Reducing the Active Directory attack surface](../../../ad-ds/plan/security-best-practices/Reducing-the-Active-Directory-Attack-Surface.md)
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−- [Implementing Least-Privilege Administrative Models](../../../ad-ds/plan/security-best-practices/Implementing-Least-Privilege-Administrative-Models.md)
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−- [Implementing Secure Administrative Hosts](../../../ad-ds/plan/security-best-practices/Implementing-Secure-Administrative-Hosts.md)
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+- [Implementing secure administrative hosts](../../../ad-ds/plan/security-best-practices/Implementing-Secure-Administrative-Hosts.md)
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−- [Securing Domain Controllers Against Attack](../../../ad-ds/plan/security-best-practices/Securing-Domain-Controllers-Against-Attack.md)
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−- [Monitoring Active Directory for Signs of Compromise](../../../ad-ds/plan/security-best-practices/Monitoring-Active-Directory-for-Signs-of-Compromise.md)
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+- [Monitoring Active Directory for signs of compromise](../../../ad-ds/plan/security-best-practices/Monitoring-Active-Directory-for-Signs-of-Compromise.md)
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−- [Audit Policy Recommendations](../../../ad-ds/plan/security-best-practices/Audit-Policy-Recommendations.md)
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−- [Planning for Compromise](../../../ad-ds/plan/security-best-practices/Planning-for-Compromise.md)
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−- [Maintaining a More Secure Environment](../../../ad-ds/plan/security-best-practices/Maintaining-a-More-Secure-Environment.md)
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+- [Maintaining a more secure environment](../../../ad-ds/plan/security-best-practices/Maintaining-a-More-Secure-Environment.md)
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- [Appendices](../../../ad-ds/plan/security-best-practices/Appendices.md)
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