Securing Kerberos and File Shares: Mitigating Vulnerabilities

This chapter addresses the security vulnerabilities associated with Kerberos service accounts and the risks of weak passwords, urging the adoption of complex password practices. It emphasizes the importance of restrictive permissions, proactive credential management, and auditing to prevent unauthorized access in Active Directory environments. Furthermore, it introduces a tool, Script Century, aimed at identifying security risks in logon scripts and file permissions.