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Netwrix Auditor

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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.

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visibility into changes to critical IT systems
Out-of-the-box Compliance Reports
Customized Reports On-Demand and Easy Data Search

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Netwrix for on premise.

Incentivized
Verified User
Professional in Information Technology (501-1000 employees employees)

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.

Pros

  • Email notifications.
  • Search history.
  • Reporting

Cons

  • Database maintenance.

Return on Investment

  • Provides visibility for risk.
  • Allows for retroactive auditing.

Usability

Netwrix Necessity

Incentivized
Luke KuhlowView profile
Network Administrator in Information Technology at First National Bank and Trust (201-500 employees employees)

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

Incentivized
Waqas Asghar SipraView profile
Deputy Manager (Services Support & Backup Admin North) in Information Technology at Fauji Fertilizer Bin Qaism Limited (1001-5000 employees employees)

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

Incentivized
Sam Livermore, MCP, iTILView profile
Lead Systems Administrator in Information Technology at MoneySolver (201-500 employees employees)

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

Incentivized
Robert RossView profile
Director of Corporate Infrastructure in Information Technology at Visual Lease (501-1000 employees employees)

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)

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