Security News > 2018 > November > Symantec acquires Javelin Networks to thwart growing number of active directory-based attacks

Symantec acquired Javelin Networks, a company that offers software technology to defend enterprises against Active Directory-based attacks. Microsoft Active Directory (AD) services have become a popular target for attackers, who use AD reconnaissance to discover the users, servers and computers in an enterprise network and then move laterally across the network using this information to carry out multi-stage attacks. Recently, multiple major advanced persistent threat (APT) campaigns have used AD credentials to move laterally in … More → The post Symantec acquires Javelin Networks to thwart growing number of active directory-based attacks appeared first on Help Net Security.

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