Level 1 Fundamentals
What is Active Directory?
An essential overview of AD DS and its role in modern identity management.
Forests, Trees, and Domains
Breaking down the logical hierarchy and how domains connect.
The Guard Towers (DCs)
Understanding Domain Controllers and the importance of redundancy.
The Map of the City (DNS)
Why DNS is the silent heartbeat of a healthy Active Directory environment.
The City Rules (GPO)
Managing thousands of devices and users with a single set of laws.
Digital Citizens
Best practices for organizing Users and Groups without the mess.
Level 2 Administration
The Health Check
Learning to listen to your server’s heartbeat using dcdiag and repadmin for proactive care.
The City Council (FSMO)
Understanding the five special roles that act as the final authority in your Active Directory forest.
The Art of Delegation
Sharing power safely by giving users exactly the permissions they need—and nothing more.
The City’s Time Machine
Mastering Backup and Recovery to ensure your identity city can survive any disaster.
The Robot Workforce
Using PowerShell to automate repetitive tasks and free your mind for higher-level architecture.
Level 3 Security
The Tiered Fortress
Protecting the crown jewels by separating Admin identities into Tier 0, 1, and 2 zones.
JIT & JEA Access
Implementing temporary “Just-In-Time” power to ensure high-level access never sits idle.
Closing the Back Doors
Cleaning up legacy protocols like SMBv1 and LLMNR to remove hidden paths for attackers.
The Silent Observer
Configuring advanced auditing to track critical login events and group membership changes.
The Red Team Mindset
Setting traps with Honey-Users and Honey-Tokens to catch intruders before they find real data.