Know your enemy: How “Golden Ticket” attacks target identity systems

Cybersecurity Awareness Month is a fitting time to examine attacks like Golden Ticket, which exploit the trust Kerberos depends on and often go unnoticed until the damage is done. This is part one of a three-part series on the most destructive identity attacks, and how identity and security teams can mitigate their impact. Every major ransomware crew in the past decade has been chasing the same target before they touch a single file: your identity infrastructure.