Pushpak Pandore

Active Directory Lab Setup & Security Testing

Built a 3-machine Active Directory lab with Windows Server, client VMs, and an attacker machine. • Configured AD users, groups, OUs, and GPOs to simulate enterprise security controls • Simulated Kerberoasting, Pass-the-Hash, and NTLM Relay attacks to identify AD weaknesses. • Mapped attack activity to MITRE ATTCK (T1558, T1550) and analyzed SOC detection opportunities.