Security News > 2020 > December > Migration delays prevent AD-centric zero trust security framework adoption

Managing and securing AD and AAD with a dynamic zero trust approach is critical to success, and can help businesses improve their overall security posture to address the reality, as evidenced in other studies, that show 80 percent of breaches involve compromised or weak administrative credentials.

"With 95 percent of global Fortune 1000 companies relying on Active Directory to manage their users' access, and the swift move toward Azure and cloud adoption, it becomes a natural starting point for businesses looking to implement a zero trust security model," said Bhagwat Swaroop, president and general manager, One Identity.

"Yet, AD by itself is not equipped to meet the standards of zero trust architecture, and it lacks the ability to store, issue and manage privileged credentials as seen in traditional privileged access management solutions. To simplify AD's challenges, companies need to invoke zero-standing-privileges by combining a strong PAM strategy and technology with their AD management and workflow program in order to create the zero trust model they critically need."

Industry practices recognize that migration delays stand in the way of adopting an AD-centric zero trust security framework.

Companies must plan for AD and AAD as they adopt zero trust and should integrate their AD and PAM solutions.

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