BloodHound: How Graphs Changed the Way Hackers Attack
By Jocelyn Hoppa
April 17, 2019 16 mins read
Read this blog to learn how graphs revolutionized how hackers attack, and how SpecterOps uses Neo4j to access a company’s cybersecurity measures.
Explore: Active Directory • adversary resilience • bloodhound • cybersecurity • Graph Theory • graphconnect • javascript • Mimikatz • neo4j • situational awareness
Retail & Neo4j: Network & IT Management for Retailers
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
February 12, 2018 3 mins read
In order to re-invent the value chain from linear to circular and highly connected, retailers need to modernize their IT infrastructure rapidly and cost-effectively. In addition, web-based retailers must find a way to handle scale and sophistication to remain competitive.… Read more →
Explore: Active Directory • bloodhound • CMDB • configuration management database • graph technology • index free adjacency • it infrastructure • IT Management • it operations • Retail
Financial Services & Neo4j: Identity & Access Management
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
July 24, 2017 4 mins read
Within the IT organization of any financial services enterprise, identity and entitlements management must be managed to minimize risk. Over time, the centralized entitlements structure – whether represented in Active Directory or an LDAP directory – grows in such a… Read more →
Explore: access management • Active Directory • Connected Data • financial services • fraud prevention • identity and access management • identity management • Information Security • LDAP directory • permissions management
Custom Security Plugins & User-Defined Procedures in Neo4j Enterprise Edition [Security Series, Part 5]
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
April 24, 2017 4 mins read
When it comes to graph database security, it’s essential that you have the flexibility to customize every factor of authentication and authorization for your specific deployment. After all, no architecture or organization is the same, so you need the versatility… Read more →
Explore: access control • Active Directory • authentication plugin • authorization plugin • database security • federated authentication • LDAP connector • role-based authorization • security plugin • user-defined procedures
Using the LDAP Protocol with Neo4j Enterprise Edition [Security Series, Part 3]
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
April 10, 2017 3 mins read
Neo4j 3.1 supports the LDAP protocol, so you can integrate Neo4j with Active Directory, OpenLDAP or other LDAP-compatible authentication services. Unlike with native users, management of federated users is performed through the external LDAP service. The only aspect of user… Read more →
Explore: access control • Active Directory • graph database • LDAP connector • LDAP directory • LDAP protocol • LDAP search filter • LDAP service • Neo4j Enterprise Edition • openLDAP
Native User Security & Access Control in Neo4j Enterprise [Security Series, Part 2]
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
April 5, 2017 6 mins read
In Neo4j 3.1 Enterprise Edition, we introduced a new role-based access control framework for user and application access to the database. The framework enables system administrators to manage permissions and ensure that authenticated users and applications can perform only authorized… Read more →
Explore: access control • Active Directory • database security • graph database • internal authentication • LDAP connector • Neo4j Enterprise Edition • rsync • system procedures • user management
Role-Based Access Control in Neo4j Enterprise Edition [Security Series, Part 1]
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
March 27, 2017 3 mins read
Neo4j has broken new ground in database applications with the introduction of the native graph database and the dominant labeled property graph model. As Neo4j has matured, it has inevitably found its way into demanding enterprises who value security alongside… Read more →
Explore: access control • Active Directory • database security • enterprise security • LDAP connector • native graph database • openLDAP • public cloud • role-based access control • user-defined procedures
Neo4j 3.1 GA Release: Causal Clustering, Security & More
By Bryce Merkl Sasaki
December 14, 2016 5 mins read
We are excited to announce our landmark new release of Neo4j 3.1. Neo4j 3.1 introduces a new state-of-the-art clustering architecture and new security architecture to meet enterprise requirements for scale and security. This new release extends the comprehensive set of… Read more →
Explore: ACID • Active Directory • bolt • CAPI Flash • Causal Clustering • causal consistency • cypher • GA release • IBM POWER8 • LDAP