automating inactive user account cleanup

Service Account Design in Architecture (gMSAs, SPNs, Delegation, and Real-World Patterns) Service accounts are rarely “just accounts.” They’re long-lived identities that sit at the junction of authentication (Kerberos vs NTLM), authorization (AD ACLs), and operational reliability. That combination makes them both critical and dangerous: …

Cleanup Automation Using Lepide and Netwrix Insights “Cleanup” in Active Directory (and adjacent systems like file servers and M365) is rarely a one-time task. It’s an operating model: continuously detect what’s stale or risky, validate it, apply a controlled action, and prove you didn’t break anything. The easiest way to get this right is to turn audit and activity…

Attack Path Reduction via Group Cleanup (Active Directory) In Active Directory, groups are the hidden wiring behind most privileges. Attackers don’t need “Domain Admin” on day one—often they just need one membership chain, one nested group, or one delegated admin group that quietly grants an edge in the graph. This guide is a…