This episode features Jake Hildreth, Principal Security Consultant at Semperis.
With nearly 25 years of IT experience, Jake has seen how Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS) can quietly become the most fragile, and most dangerous, part of an enterprise’s identity infrastructure. Misunderstood, neglected, and often misconfigured, AD CS can hand attackers the ability to impersonate anyone in the organization.
In this episode, Jake demystifies why certificates feel like “cult knowledge,” explains how simple missteps in AD CS cascade into critical risks, and shares real-world lessons from the front lines. He also introduces tools designed to help overworked admins find and fix issues before adversaries exploit them.
This is a candid look at one of the least understood but most critical components of identity security, and the steps every security team should take now to avoid becoming the slowest gazelle in the herd.
