Active Directory : the beating heart of your network… and, unfortunately, a five-star luxury resort for cybercriminals who know how to pick the locks. In Active Directory Breach Chronicles: From Entry to Eradication , I’m taking you on a front-row, popcorn-worthy ride through the chaos, comedy, and catastrophe of an AD breach—from the moment the bad guys wiggle in, to the glorious day you kick them out and slam the door shut. Think of it as your cybersecurity action-comedy survival guide: equal parts war story, how-to manual, and “seriously, don’t do this” cautionary tale. Inside, you’ll follow the ten chapters of pure breach madness based on real tactics, techniques, and painfully true incidents. We’ll start with The Calm Before the Storm (aka “everything’s fine… until it isn’t”), move into First Footprints where attackers sneak in like digital ninjas, and then escalate to the big, bad Privilege Escalation Unleashed—where they grab keys to the kingdom faster than you can say “Domain Admin.” From there, you’ll witness Lateral Movement (hackers on a joyride across your network), The Breach in Action (data theft, ransomware parties, and general villainy), and the moment you finally notice them in Discovery: When the Alarm Finally Rings. Don’t worry—we’ll sprint into Containment to stop the bleeding, crank up the heat with Eradication (bye-bye backdoors), and rebuild stronger than ever in Recovery and Hardening. Finally, we’ll wrap with Lessons Learned, where you’ll realize you’re now smarter, tougher, and maybe even a little smug about your bulletproof AD defenses. Along the way, I’ll share: Actual attacker playbooks (so you can crush them at their own game) - “Seen it, lived it” war stories from the trenches - Laugh-out-loud security fails (because if you can’t laugh, you’ll cry) - Step-by-step, plain-English fixes for every stage of the breach - Whether you’re a sysadmin, security analyst, IT manager, or just someone who enjoys a good cyber-heist story, this book will leave you prepared, motivated, and maybe a little paranoid—in the best possible way. By the time you close the last page, you’ll not only understand how attackers think, you’ll know exactly how to keep them out. More importantly, you’ll have fun learning it—because cybersecurity doesn’t have to read like a tax manual. If your Active Directory is the castle, this is the part where you learn to build the moat, stock it with alligators, and teach them kung fu. Let’s lock it down.