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Service outages impacting IT and operational technology systems can be damaging and disruptive for customers, network defenders, critical infrastructure owners and operators, and the general public. This guide outlines how to prepare for effective outage communications and key elements of clear, actionable messaging.

The G7 Cybersecurity Working Group, recognize the growing threat that quantum computing poses to public-key cryptography, and the security of both public and private organizations. Although the exact timeline is uncertain, several recent advances suggest an anticipation of the development of quantum computers able to break widely used public-key cryptography mechanisms and threaten the security of digital infrastructures.

This guidance aims to inform organizations about 17 common techniques used to target Active Directory as observed by the authoring agencies. Also provided is an overview of each technique and how it can be leveraged by malicious actors, as well as recommended strategies to mitigate these techniques.