Foundation glossary/Threat intel

Lateral Movement

Companion card for the Foundation course — study the related lesson for full progress.

Simple explanation

Moving sideways across computers after entry.

Technical explanation

Use creds/remote services to new hosts.

Real-life scenario

Attacker gets one office laptop, then reaches the file server with shared marks.

Security relevance

Containment must stop sideways movement after first host compromise.

Practical example

Pass-the-hash to another PC.

Lateral movement across the estate.

Mini quiz

Moving from one office PC to the file server with stolen creds is:

Related lesson

No direct lesson slug yet — use the Foundation course syllabus or roadmap level active-directory.