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-title: Windows Credential Theft Mitigation Guide Abstract
-description: Provides a summary of the Windows credential theft mitigation guide.
-ms.topic: conceptual
-ms.date: 03/31/2023
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-# Windows Credential Theft Mitigation Guide Abstract
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-This article provides a summary of the Windows credential theft mitigation guide, which can be downloaded from the [Microsoft Download Center](https://download.microsoft.com/download/C/1/4/C14579CA-E564-4743-8B51-61C0882662AC/Windows%2010%20credential%20theft%20mitigation%20guide.docx).
-This guide explains how credential theft attacks occur and the strategies and countermeasures you can implement to mitigate them, following these security stages:
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-- Identify high-value assets
-- Protect against known and unknown threats
-- Detect pass-the-hash and related attacks
-- Respond to suspicious activity
-- Recover from a breach
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-![Security stages.](images/security-stages.png)
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-## Attacks that steal credentials
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-Learn about the different types of attacks that are used to steal credentials, and the factors that can place your organization at risk.
-The types of attacks that are covered include:
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-- Pass the hash
-- Kerberos pass the ticket
-- Kerberos golden ticket and silver ticket
-- Key loggers
-- Shoulder surfing
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-## Credential protection strategies
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-This part of the guide helps you consider the mindset of the attacker, with prescriptive guidance about how to prioritize high-value accounts and computers.
-You'll learn how to architect a defense against credential theft:
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-- Establish a containment model for account privileges
-- Harden and restrict administrative hosts
-- Ensure that security configurations and best practices are implemented
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-## Technical countermeasures for credential theft
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-Objectives and expected outcomes are covered for each of these countermeasures:
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-- Use Windows 10 with Credential Guard
-- Restrict and protect high-privilege domain accounts
-- Restrict and protect local accounts with administrative privileges
-- Restrict inbound network traffic
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-Many other countermeasures are also covered, such as using Microsoft Passport and Windows Hello, or multifactor authentication.
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-## Detecting credential attacks
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-This section covers how to detect the use of stolen credentials and how to collect computer events to help you detect credential theft.
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-## Responding to suspicious activity
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-Learn Microsoft's recommendations for responding to incidents, including how to recover control of compromised accounts, how to investigate attacks, and how to recover from a breach.