Hardening items

Protect privileged administrator accounts from credential phishing and MFA bypass attacks by requiring phishing-resistant authentication methods such as FIDO2 security keys, passkeys, Windows Hello for Business, or certificate-based authentication.

Block legacy authentication protocols that bypass modern security controls such as MFA and Conditional Access to reduce the risk of credential attacks.

Synchronize AD password hashes to Microsoft Entra ID to unlock leaked-credential detection, keep cloud sign-in working when on-premises infrastructure fails, and remove your dependency on always-available federation servers.

Move beyond password-only logins by building a phased credential strategy that reduces phishing risk and prepares the organization for passwordless

Reduce security risks by assigning permissions to roles instead of individual users, ensuring consistent least-privilege access across your environment.

Automatically randomize and rotate the local administrator password on every machine, ending the single-shared-password problem that enables domain-wide lateral movement.