#1 most frequent
United States of America
59.5%25 installations of 42
What is Netwrix Auditor?
Netwrix Auditor is designed to enable auditing of the broadest variety of IT systems, including Active Directory, Exchange, file servers, SharePoint, SQL Server, VMware and Windows Server. It also supports monitoring of privileged user activity in all other systems.
According to the vendor, Netwrix Auditor eliminates these blind spots by delivering complete visibility into all changes to system configurations, content and permissions across the IT infrastructure. Moreover, Netwrix Auditor alerts organizations to changes that violate corporate security policies, enabling users to proactively detect suspicious user activity and prevent breaches.
Categories & Use Cases
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Screenshot of visibility into changes to critical IT systems
Who Buys & Uses Netwrix Auditor
#2 most frequent
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
9.5%4 installations of 42
#3 most frequent
Canada
4.8%2 installations of 42
Netwrix for on premise.
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We use Netwrix as a change tracking tool, primarily to retrospectively look back at who made what change to the group policy or to spot audit active permission changes directly. We also configured Netwrix to send us email notifications if there are any changes made to specific OUs within the Active Directory
. Instant alerts if changes are made to high-profile accounts are our most useful aspect.
. Instant alerts if changes are made to high-profile accounts are our most useful aspect.
Pros
- Email notifications.
- Search history.
- Reporting
Cons
- Database maintenance.
Return on Investment
- Provides visibility for risk.
- Allows for retroactive auditing.
Usability
Netwrix Necessity
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Netwrix Auditor is being utilized for current compliance standards, it is a good product that allows for accurate reporting of our active directory events. We use the program to scan across our whole organization, which allows IT a greater look into trends and occurrences. This program has been instrumental in our monthly reporting and analysis of activity in our domain.
Pros
- Great reporting.
- Easy setup for scheduled deliveries.
- Easily readable reports.
Cons
- Better alerting for errors in system.
- Better alerting for occurrences that flag attention.
- Better consistency checks to ensure data is current.
Most Important Features
- Automation of compliance reporting
- Report scheduling and delivery
- Ease of installation and effective support
Return on Investment
- Positive impact, as it has provided compliance with audits.
- Positive impact as it has allowed for greater security of technology.
- Positive impact as it has granted a deeper look into AD activity.
Other Software Used
vSphere, McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator, ConnectWise Automate (formerly LabTech), ConnectWise Manage, ConnectWise Control (formerly ScreenConnect)
Best Auditing with Netwrix Auditor
Pros
- Full Domain Controller activity monitoring.
- Video recording of system admins without and limit.
- VMware user activity monitoring and auditing.
- Audit user activity over network devices.
- Windows File Server access monitoring and audit.
Cons
- Cisco with IOS 16 and above is not supported under Network Devices.
- System Up and Down Status.
- Reporting.
Return on Investment
- 2 men 4 four rule is eliminated.
- System administrators are on their toes now and very attentive before performing and change.
- Change management is followed properly.
- Compliance is implemented as it should be.
- Housekeeping of servers is done.
- AD users maintained well.
Other Software Used
Veritas NetBackup, Veritas NetBackup Appliance, Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention, Veritas InfoScale Operations Manager (formerly Veritas Volume Manager), Cisco ASA
Netwrix Auditor - A MUST HAVE for any SysAdmin
Pros
- Collecting logs
- Providing alerts to email distribution list
- Showing User videos
Cons
- Collector service failures
- Better GUI
- best practice training
Most Important Features
- Single pane of glass for events
- Ease of use
- Cost
Return on Investment
- None
- Occasional collector service failing
- None
Other Software Used
Jira Software, Atlassian Confluence, Slack
Netwrix for Active Directory
Pros
- Custom Reporting
- Canned Reports
- Customer Support
- Extending to Other Aspects of Microsoft Environment
Cons
- Custom Reporting Features
- Stream line of the user interface
- more depth on One Drive Reporting
Most Important Features
- Reports
- Real Time Monitoring
- Easy of use
Return on Investment
- Great ROI
- Constant Reporting Formatting and Delivery
- Time savings
Alternatives Considered
Microsoft Endpoint Manager (Microsoft Intune + SCCM)
Other Software Used
Slack, Atlassian Jira Align (formerly AgileCraft)
