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Houndbeat

Active Directory Misconfiguration Detection

Customer Challenges

For military and IC customers that rely on Active Directory but struggle with:

Threat Detection

Search, correlate, and alert on attackers

Graph-Based Reconnaissance

Protect Active Directory configuration data from attackers using SharpHound and using it to build a literal map of targets using Bloodhound

Privilege Escalation

Shield against attacker-relevant privilege path finding within Elastic/Kibana workflows

We offer a solution to close the gap between attacker and defender visibility through Houndbeat.

Houndbeat continuously collects and streams Active Directory (AD) configuration data (users, groups, ACLs, GPOs, trusts) into Elasticsearch (and optionally Neo4j), so SOC teams can query, alert, and graph attack paths in near real‑time through Active Directory telemetry

How does Houndbeat Work?

Features and Benefits

  • Real-Time: Operational view of security changes through a specialized tool that sends live Active Directory data directly to your security monitoring system.
  • Unified: Faster, integrated threat detection by automatically organizing and standardizing all security data for easy searching and comparison with all other system logs
  • Proactive: Defense planning through an optional database that allows defenders to see and map out the exact attack routes an adversary would use.
  • Visible: Search, dashboarding, and correlation of AD object state (as opposed to *events*) with all other security logs in Kibana. Enables blue-team detections against privilege escalation paths without leaving the Elastic stack.

The Dark Wolf Difference​

Unlike traditional SharpHound data files, custom PowerShell scripts, or proprietary tools, Houndbeat provides a lightweight, real-time solution built on a common framework. This is a powerful, zero-licensing cost solution that integrates seamlessly with your current security operations, so your team can focus on finding threats, not on managing complex systems.

Customer Successes

In support of an Air Force program, the customer recently executed a test event using Houndbeat. By deploying it as a bolt-on capability to their existing Elastic stack, they conducted a scan of their Active Directory environment. All configured scans occurred as intended. Ultimately, the federal customer validated that the output matched their expectations, proving Houndbeat’s efficacy.

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