Skills 101 Exclusives : On Demand
Secure AD Consolidation: Architecture, Risk, and Real-World Lessons
31:49
Session Date: April 8th
This session breaks down what Active Directory consolidation looks like in practice, with a focus on where things typically get complicated. The discussion covers how to prepare your environment before migration, where security risks tend to show up during consolidation, and what teams often overlook until they are already in it. You’ll also hear how identity sprawl, multiple forests, and application dependencies factor into consolidation decisions, along with real examples of what has worked and what has caused issues. The goal is to give a clearer picture of how to approach consolidation from both an architecture and security standpoint, based on real-world experience.
Active Directory Attacks – Real-World Impact & Recovery
Session Date: February 4th
This on-demand Skills 101 session features a technical discussion between three Quest experts, sharing real-world Active Directory attack and failure scenarios they’ve encountered firsthand. The conversation explores how ransomware, privilege escalation, and directory corruption impacted identity services, what broke during recovery, and the downstream effects on business operations.
Viewers will gain practical insight into why traditional AD recovery approaches often fall short and how modern techniques such as automated recovery workflows, clean OS restores, and malware filtering were applied to reduce risk, downtime, and recovery complexity.
Cybersecurity Basics for Non-Majors
28:35
Session Date: October 30th
Think cybersecurity is only for specialists? Think again! In this dynamic session, we break down core cybersecurity concepts in a way that’s practical, accessible, and directly applicable to your day-to-day IT work. Designed for IT professionals without deep security expertise, you’ll gain the confidence and know-how to navigate today’s complex threat landscape, protect your systems, and make smarter security decisions.