Network Infiltration: Pen-Testing Internal Networks & Active Directory: End-to-End Field Manual to Understand how Windows Domains, Active Directory, ... Black Hat Hackers Handbook : The Series) - Softcover

Revenant, Byte

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798264400940

Publisher: Independently published, 2025

Synopsis

Today, Network Infiltration: Pen-Testing Internal Networks & Active Directory is released—a practical, defense-oriented roadmap to understanding and assessing Windows enterprise networks. Rather than offering tool lists, the book teaches practitioners to think like assessors: define scope, gather the right telemetry, map behaviors to MITRE ATT&CK, and communicate findings leaders can act on.

What’s inside
The book demystifies how authentication and authorization actually work in practice—Kerberos, NTLM, tokens, SIDs, SPNs—and shows how Group Policy, delegations, and trust topology shape exposure. Readers build a small, offline lab to observe identity flows on the wire and in logs, deploy Sysmon alongside Windows Event IDs, and integrate signal into SIEM/EDR/UEBA pipelines. The result is a repeatable way to establish baselines, detect what matters, and harden what counts.

Who it serves
Security engineers, detection analysts, incident responders, red/purple teamers, architects, admins—anyone responsible for the safety and reliability of Windows environments.

Key takeaways

• Clear mental models for AD, GPOs, trusts, and admin protocols

• A safe, reproducible offline lab and build scripts

• Curated Windows Event and Sysmon IDs that surface meaningful behaviors

• Practical hardening: tiering, LAPS hygiene, Credential Guard, auditing that works

• Reporting patterns that tie technical signal to business risk

  Chapter 0 — Foundations & Acronyms
  Chapter 1 — Assessment Mindset & Methodology
  Chapter 2 — Building the Safe Lab
  Chapter 3 — Identity 101 in Windows Domains
  Chapter 4 — Kerberos in the Real World
  Chapter 5 — NTLM and Legacy Realities
  Chapter 6 — Directory Objects, Delegations & RBAC
  Chapter 7 — Group Policy Deep Dive
  Chapter 8 — Trusts, Forests, and Boundaries
  Chapter 9 — Name Resolution & Identity Discovery
  Chapter 10 — Admin Protocols I: SMB, RPC/DCOM
  Chapter 11 — Admin Protocols II: WMI & WinRM
  Chapter 12 — Remote Access: RDP & NLA
  Chapter 13 — Secrets & Protections: LSASS, LSA, SSO
  Chapter 14 — Telemetry Architecture
  Chapter 15 — SIEM/EDR/UEBA Integration
  Chapter 16 — Behaviors that Matter (MITRE ATT&CK)
  Chapter 17 — Hardening the Enterprise
  Chapter 18 — Designing for Resilience
  Chapter 19 — Executive Reporting & Risk Communication
  Chapter 20 — Putting It All Together

  Appendices
  A. Checklists & Templates (Scope, ROE, Evidence Logs)
  B. Event ID & Sysmon Quick Reference
  C. Lab Topologies & Build Scripts (Safe, Offline)

Edition details

• Publisher: Independently published
• Publication date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9798264400940
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 292