Password auditing of a domain traditionally involves obtaining copy of the ntds.dit and performing some offline analysis which can be time consuming. The DSInternals PowerShell Module has an Active Directory password auditing cmdlet which performs checks for default, duplicate, empty and weak passwords.  The audit can be performed against a domain online via DCSync, saving the need to obtain a copy of the ntds.dit.  This can be of benefit if regular password audits are being performed.

Install DSInternals as an administrator by using:

Vulnerability scanning has an important role in most enterprise threat & vulnerability management programmes – it provides multiple benefits to internal security teams as they identify vulnerabilities and it can also help verify control performance.  Associated vulnerability scoring systems, such as the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS), have also gained widespread industry adoption, as they are simple to understand and usually produce repeatable results.