Communication with Processes
Check all TCP / UDP connections
netstat -ano
Use the tool Pipelist from the Sysinternals Suite to enumerate instances of named pipes
pipelist.exe /accepteula
List named pipes with powershell
gci \\.\pipe\
Use Accesschk to enumerate the permissions (DACL) assigned to a specific named pipe
.\accesschk.exe /accepteula \pipe\
Review DACL of lsass process
accesschk.exe /accepteula \\.\Pipe\lsass -v