Privileged Accounts & Permissions
Review administrative accounts, delegated privileges, and permission structures to identify excessive access and potential security risks.
Identify Active Directory Risks Before Attackers Do
Professional Active Directory Security Assessments in Canada
Your Active Directory environment controls access to critical systems, applications, and data across your organization. PlutoSec helps identify security gaps, validate security controls, and uncover risks that could be leveraged by attackers, enabling you to strengthen security and improve overall cyber resilience.
- Certified Active Directory Experts
CRTP and OSCP certified consultants specialize in Active Directory attack paths and privilege escalation.
- Real World Approach
We map your AD environment for misconfigurations attackers actively exploit to gain domain control.
- Actionable Reporting
Reports outline every attack path discovered with prioritized steps to close the gaps.
- Confidential & Secure
Domain credentials and infrastructure data remain confidential under strict access controls.
About Us
Protecting Your Identity Infrastructure
Active Directory controls who can access what across your entire organization. When it is misconfigured or poorly managed, it becomes the fastest route to a full network compromise. Attackers do not need sophisticated exploits to take control. They use legitimate AD features, stale accounts, and permission misconfigurations that quietly accumulate over years of normal business operations.
At PlutoSec, we have worked with organizations across Canada and the United States to uncover these exact weaknesses. Our certified security professionals conduct thorough, manual first Active Directory security reviews that go far beyond automated scanning. We examine your AD environment the same way a skilled attacker would, then give you a clear, prioritized roadmap to fix what we find.
Reduce Alert Fatigue
Close Cybersecurity Skills Gaps
Lower Total Security Costs
Improve Detection and Response Times
INDUSTRIES WE SERVE
Security Expertise Across Every Sector
From regulated industries to critical infrastructure, our assessments are scoped for your sector's specific threats and compliance requirements.
Get Started
Ready to Strengthen Your Cybersecurity?
Protect your business with expert led security assessments, penetration testing, and managed security services. Talk to our specialists today.
Book a Free ConsultationHow Our Active Directory Security Review Works
- 1.Discovery & Scoping
We identify the scope of the review, understand your Active Directory environment, and define assessment objectives.
- 2.Active Directory Assessment
Our consultants evaluate configurations, permissions, group policies, privileged accounts, and security settings to identify risks.
- 3.Analysis & Validation
All findings are reviewed and validated to determine their potential impact on your security posture.
- 4.Reporting & Recommendations
Receive a detailed report with prioritized findings and actionable remediation guidance.
- 5.Remediation & Verification
We help validate improvements and verify that identified security issues have been effectively addressed.
Why Choose Plutosec
Security Expertise That Delivers Results
Not all security reviews are equal. Many firms run automated tools against your environment and deliver a generic findings report. PlutoSec takes a different approach. Our team brings direct experience in adversarial techniques, incident response, and identity security to every engagement. We know what attackers look for because we simulate those attacks every day.
Active Directory Security Experts
Our consultants have extensive experience identifying security weaknesses, misconfigurations, and privilege related risks within Active Directory environments.
Comprehensive Security Assessments
We evaluate configurations, permissions, Group Policy settings, trust relationships, and privileged accounts to uncover security gaps.
Actionable Remediation Guidance
Every finding includes clear, prioritized recommendations to help strengthen security and reduce the risk of compromise.
Detailed Reporting
Receive comprehensive technical and executive reports with complete visibility into identified risks and remediation priorities.
What We Cover
Group Policy Security
Assess Group Policy Objects (GPOs) for misconfigurations, insecure settings, and opportunities to strengthen security controls.
Identity & Access Management
Evaluate authentication mechanisms, account management practices, and access controls to reduce the risk of unauthorized access.
Active Directory Configuration Review
Analyze domain configurations, trust relationships, organizational units, and security settings for weaknesses and misconfigurations.
Password & Account Security
Assess password policies, service accounts, stale accounts, and account management practices that could increase security risk.
Security Exposure & Attack Paths
Identify potential attack paths, privilege escalation opportunities, and configuration weaknesses that attackers could exploit.
Our Approach
- Risk Based Assessment
- Comprehensive Security Review
- Attack Path Analysis
- Actionable Recommendations
What You Get
- Active Directory Assessment
- Attack Path Analysis
- Identity & Access Validation
Tools & Technologies
- BloodHound and SharpHound
- Impacket
- Rubeus
- PowerView and PowerShell Empire Modules
- CrackMapExec
- Responder and Inveigh
- Mimikatz
- PingCastle
Get Started
Ready to Strengthen Your Cybersecurity?
Protect your business with expert led security assessments, penetration testing, and managed security services. Talk to our specialists today.
Book a Free ConsultationWhy Active Directory Security Matters
Protect Critical Systems
Secure the identity infrastructure that controls access to your most important systems, applications, and business resources.
Reduce Privilege Related Risks
Identify excessive permissions, misconfigured accounts, and privilege escalation opportunities that could be exploited by attackers.
Strengthen Identity Security
Validate authentication controls, account management practices, and security configurations to improve overall protection.
Prevent Unauthorized Access
Uncover vulnerabilities and attack paths that could allow threat actors to gain control of your environment.
CLIENT VOICES
What our clients say
4.89 / 5based on 93 verified reviews
Insights & Research
ThreatResearch,CVEAnalysis,andSecurityGuides
Hands on analysis from our engineers, current vulnerabilities, emerging attack patterns, and the security decisions shaping enterprise risk in 2026.
1 min readJun 4, 2025By Admin
Rapid Cyber Emergency Response Services to Minimize Downtime
Rapid and efficient cyber emergency response services are designed to quickly detect, contain, and recover from cyberattacks—minimizing downtime and safeguarding your business operations.
Read articleFAQ
Frequently asked questions
Answers to the questions we hear most. Still unsure how it applies to your environment? Our engineers are happy to talk it through.
How long does an Active Directory security review take?
Most AD security reviews are completed within five to ten business days, depending on the size of your environment. The scoping call at the start of the engagement helps us estimate the timeline accurately for your specific setup.
Do you need access to our production environment?
Our review is conducted remotely and read only. We do not make any changes to your environment, and work within a controlled scope agreed upon during the scoping phase. The assessment is designed to have zero impact on your operations.
What is the difference between an Active Directory review and a penetration test?
An Active Directory security review focuses specifically on the configuration, permissions, and health of your AD environment. A penetration test may include AD attacks as part of a broader network attack simulation. We offer both, and many clients start with an AD review to understand their identity security posture before proceeding to a full internal network penetration test.
We are running a hybrid Azure AD environment. Can you review that too?
Yes. We assess both on-premises Active Directory and hybrid Azure AD (Entra ID) environments, including Azure AD Connect configurations and related cloud identity settings. If you are fully cloud-native on Entra ID, we can scope an assessment for that environment as well.
Will we receive help interpreting and acting on the findings?
Absolutely. Our team is available to walk your IT and security staff through the findings report, answer technical questions, and provide guidance on prioritizing remediation. We want your team to leave the engagement with confidence, not confusion.
How often should we perform an Active Directory security review?
We recommend at minimum once per year, and following any major infrastructure change such as mergers, acquisitions, significant AD restructuring, or after any suspected security incident. Organizations with stricter compliance requirements may benefit from more frequent reviews.
Get Started
Ready to See What Your Current Security Is Missing?
Book a short consultation with PlutoSec and get a practical view of where your current security model may be exposed.