ITDR solution for Active Directory
Detect Active Directory identity attacks others can’t with less effort
Find and stop network identity attacks early and fast, without hiring an army of security architects and analysts.
Find Active Directory attacks the day they happen
That’s 99% faster than the average time of 328 days to detect and contain data breaches caused by compromised credentials.*
*Source: IBM Data Breach Report
< 1 day
We can help you find attacks the day they happen, before damage is done.
Why Vectra AI
Why choose Vectra's ITDR to defend against Active Directory attacks?
Protect service accounts
Protect service accounts – even if you don’t know what or where they are. Our AI helps remove the risk of sprawl and automatically monitors all service accounts to identify when they’re abused.
Reduce workloads
Break through user and entity behavior analytics (UEBA) noise. Our AI clearly alerts you to attacker behaviors with real-time attack ratings and urgency scores.
Reduce workloads
Break through user and entity behavior analytics (UEBA) noise. Our AI clearly alerts you to attacker behaviors with real-time attack ratings and urgency scores.
Find identity attacks others can't
Find actors abusing identities across your entire hybrid attack surface. Vectra AI correlates identity coverage with broader network and cloud activity to monitor for identity-based attackers using AD, Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD), local and cloud identities.
Attack Anatomy
See how Vectra ITDR defends against real-world Active Directory attacks
When prevention controls fail, Vectra AI is there — find and stop attacks in minutes.
Self-Guided Tours
Experience the power of the Vectra AI Platform
Click through at your own pace to see what analysts can achieve in a platform powered by the world's most accurate attack signal.
MITRE Mapping
Comprehensive MITRE ATT&CK coverage for Active Directory
With more references in the MITRE D3FEND framework than any other vendor, only Vectra AI gives you an unfair advantage over attackers targeting Active Directory.
TA0001: Initial Access
T1078: Valid Accounts
TA0002: Execution
T1053: Schedule Task/Job
T1569: System Services
T1047: Windows Management Instrumentation
TA0003: Persistence
T1053: Schedule Task/Job
T1078: Valid Accounts
TA0004: Privilege Escalation
T1484: Domain Policy Modification
T1053: Schedule Task/Job
T1078: Valid Accounts
TA0005: Defense Evasion
T1484: Domain Policy Modification
T1550: Use Alternate Authentication Material
T1078: Valid Accounts
T1207: Rogue Domain Controller
TA0006: Credential Access
T1110: Brute Force
T1003: OS Credential Dumping
T1649: Steal or Forge Authentication Certificates
T1558: Steal or Forge Kerberos Tickets
T1552: Unsecured Credentials
TA0007: Discovery
T1087: Account Discovery
T1482: Domain Trust Discovery
T1615: Group Policy Discovery
T1069: Permission Groups Discovery
TA0008: Lateral Movement
T1563: Remote Service Session Hijacking
T1550: Use Alternate Authentication Material
Customer Stories
See why enterprises everywhere choose Vectra AI to stop identity-based attacks
Featured Datasheet
Vectra Identity Threat Detection and Response
Learn more about how the Vectra ITDR solution helps you defend against identity attacks.
Active Directory FAQs
How do hackers attack Active Directory?
Attackers use Active Directory vulnerabilities to take over privileged accounts, penetrate your system and elevate access until they can steal your most sensitive data. From dark web purchases to password spraying, they can easily crack credentials to take control of user accounts.
What happens when Active Directory is compromised?
A compromised Active Directory can be catastrophic. Once an attacker gains privileged access to an AD domain or domain controller, that access can be used to access, control or even destroy your organization's IT assets and trade secrets. The longer an AD attacker goes undetected, the more damage they can do.
How can you know if your Active Directory is under attack?
If an attacker is capable of reaching your AD environment, it's probably sophisticated enough to do so without leaving evidence. For example, one common Active Directory attack method is to join the Domain Admins group, engage in compromising activities and then leave before your security alerts have a chance to catch up.
How do you stop Active Directory attacks?
The only proven way to see and stop an active AD attacker is with AI-driven detection to spot the earliest signs of attack activity. The more visibility you have into the attack path, the better positioned your SOC will be to stop an attacker post-compromise.
How does Vectra AI reduce your Active Directory security risks?
Vectra Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR) helps you surface account takeovers in real time. As a component of the Vectra AI Platform, it leverages AI-driven Attack Signal Intelligence to distinguish benign anomalies from misused service accounts and malicious sign-ins.
Unlike prevention measures, such as minimizing the number of accounts with privileged access, Vectra ITDR secures your Active Directory when attackers bypass prevention — so you can find and stop active attacks the day they occur.
Unlike prevention measures, such as minimizing the number of accounts with privileged access, Vectra ITDR secures your Active Directory when attackers bypass prevention — so you can find and stop active attacks the day they occur.