2025 Purple Knight Report - The Ongoing Struggle to Secure Hybrid AD and Entra ID Environments

Semperis

For security teams charged with defending hybrid and multi-cloud environments, Semperis ensures the integrity and availability of critical enterprise directory services at every step in the cyber kill chain and cuts recovery time by 90%. Purpose-built for securing hybrid identity environments—including Active Directory, Entra ID, and Okta—Semperis’ patented technology protects over 150 million identities from cyberattacks, data breaches and operational errors.The world’s leading organizations trust Semperis to spot directory vulnerabilities, intercept cyberattacks in progress and quickly recover from ransomware and other data integrity emergencies. Semperis is headquartered in Hoboken, New Jersey, and operates internationally, with its research and development team distributed throughout the United States, Canada and Israel. Semperis hosts the award-winning Hybrid Identity Protection Identity & Access Management (IAM) community, conference and podcast series (hipconf.com) and built the free community hybrid Active Directory cyber defender tools:Purple Knight – security assessment of your AD vulnerabilities: semperis.com/purple-knightForest Druid - attack path analysis tool to uncover the riskiest attack paths to your tier 0 assets: semperis.com/forest-druidEntraGoat - A deliberately vulnerable lab that simulates real-world identity misconfigurations in Microsoft Entra ID: semperis.com/blog/getting-started-with-entragoat-entra-id-simulation-labCheck out Midnight in the War Room: A Groundbreaking Cyberwar Documentary Featuring the World’s Leading Defenders and Reformed Hackers: midnightinthewarroom.com