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Introducing Active Directory Defense

Active Directory (AD) faces constant threats, with almost 50% of identity attacks aimed at it.1 Duo protects your critical on-prem systems and modernizes your AD security.

  • MFA insertion for all legacy authentications

  • ISPM and ITDR for on-premises Active Directory

  • Streamlined reporting for compliance and audits

Introducing Active Directory Defense

DEFEND THE AD EDGE

Secure Legacy Access with Duo

Legacy Active Directory environments are common targets for identity attacks. Duo secures even older protocols with MFA and policy controls, stopping intruders from taking advantage of your infrastructure’s weak spots.

Avoid dangerous workarounds

Remove complex proxies and orchestration layers. Deliver simple push-based MFA with familiar admin controls and a consistent, award-winning Duo mobile user experience.

Shatter on-prem visibility silos

Level-up identity security posture management (ISPM) and threat detection with proprietary cross-platform checks for hybrid identity reporting you can trust.

Achieve rigorous compliance—everywhere

Get modern IAM that checks off edge cases and proves on-prem coverage. Streamline audits by extending critical MFA controls without juggling costly point solutions.

ACTIVE DIRECTORY AND HYBRID ENVIRONMENTS

Identity Intelligence in action

It’s hard to protect what you can’t see. Duo expands deep Identity Intelligence for on-premises sources with full visibility and continual posture checks. Equip defenders to detect misconfigurations and remediate risks with smart checks that drive impactful security decisions.

Identity Intelligence in action

Speed to visibility

Duo’s script-based approach makes adding Active Directory insights easy. Lightweight and agentless data collection drives speed to visibility in one cohesive intelligence platform.

Complete identity inventory

Uncover over-privileged, dormant, and risky accounts with full visibility into all on-prem AD identities. See across admin, guest, and non-human identities or service accounts.

Best-in-class integrations

Benefit from Cisco’s expansive Technology Partner ecosystem. Duo partners with SpecterOps BloodHound Enterprise to bring attack path intelligence and threat insights into one identity security strategy.

FAST TRACK COMPLIANCE

Check the box for complete security coverage

Duo extends coverage to challenging applications and proves privileged access management protections with traceable, searchable logs. Fulfill “the last mile” requirements of your compliance or cyber insurance inquiries and get consolidated identity reporting for faster audits and fewer headaches.

Cisco Duo for Compliance

Make the smartest security investments

MFA is foundational to identity security, but not all solutions are built the same. Know what to look for and check off the hard-to-cover cases for complete MFA coverage across hybrid identity environments—including defense for legacy Active Directory authentication.

2026 Multi-Factor Authentication Evaluation Guide

Security-first IAM, everywhere

Get the flexibility of cloud identity that runs in parallel to existing on-prem infrastructure like Active Directory. With Duo, seamlessly broker all secure authentications through a single identity and access management platform. Stop paying the "security tax" with a complete IAM solution that has security controls built-in and on by default.

Jason Waits, Inductive Automation, CISO

Identity has been the cornerstone of my security strategy and Duo has just been a solid trusted partner for us. As we’ve grown and matured, so has Duo providing the features we need when we need them to keep on top of threats.

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Jason Waits

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