ManageEngine ADAudit Plus

The Ultimate Solution for Active Directory Auditing

Are you concerned about the security of your Active Directory? You're not alone. ManageEngine ADAudit Plus is here to provide you with a comprehensive auditing solution for your Active Directory and Windows Server environment.

What is Active Directory Auditing?

Active Directory auditing involves tracking changes to your Active Directory objects, including users, groups, and policies. It's crucial for ensuring security, compliance, and efficient IT operations. ADAudit Plus extends this capability to Active Directory in Azure, offering a unified auditing solution.

ADAudit Plus Dashboards

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The Challenges of Active Directory Auditing

Auditing an Active Directory environment is not a walk in the park. Here are some challenges you might face:

  • Audit Log Management: Keeping track of audit logs can be overwhelming.
  • Real-Time Monitoring: Detecting changes or unauthorized access in real-time is crucial for security.
  • Compliance Requirements: Meeting regulatory requirements like GDPR, HIPAA, and SOX is a must.

Why Choose ManageEngine ADAudit Plus?

ADAudit Plus offers a complete auditing solution, covering not just Active Directory but also your Windows File Servers, Windows Server Data, and even Active Directory in Azure.

Key Features

  • Comprehensive Auditing: ADAudit Plus offers a complete auditing solution, covering not just Active Directory but also your Windows File Servers, Windows Server Data, and even Active Directory in Azure.
  • Real-Time Alerts: Receive real-time email alerts for critical changes, ensuring that you can take immediate action.
  • Pre-configured Reports: Choose from a plethora of pre-configured reports that help you comply with industry regulations like GDPR, HIPAA, and SOX.
  • User Behavior Analytics: Understand user behavior patterns and detect anomalies effectively to mitigate security risks.
  • Windows File Server Auditing: Track changes to your file servers. Know who changed what, when, and from where.
  • Monitor File Changes: Get detailed information on file creations, deletions, modifications, and permission changes.
  • Windows Server Auditing: Audit critical activities and changes in your Windows Server environment to enhance security and meet compliance requirements.
  • Windows Active Directory Workstations Auditing: Monitor and audit changes made on workstations to ensure that they comply with your security policies and standards.
  • Azure Reporting: Extend your auditing capabilities to Azure Active Directory with detailed reports and real-time alerts.
  • Multi-Platform Auditing: ADAudit Plus is not limited to just Windows; it also supports auditing of Unix/Linux servers, providing a truly integrated auditing solution.
  • Scheduled Reporting: Automate the generation and distribution of audit reports via email to multiple users, at specified times.
  • Audit Policy Configuration: Easily configure audit policies with the built-in policy template editor, ensuring that you are auditing the right events.
  • Data Archiving: Archive old audit data for forensic analysis and compliance checks. You can store your data securely for as long as you need it.

Awards and Recognitions

  • TrustRadius Winter 2023 Awards: Best Value for Price, Best Feature Set, and Best Relationship
  • Trusted by the Best
  • 9 out of every 10 Fortune 100 companies trust ADAudit Plus.

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FAQs

Q: What is ADAudit Plus?
A: ADAudit Plus is a comprehensive IT auditing solution that provides full visibility into Windows Server environments, allowing you to monitor logons, track file accesses, detect changes to Active Directory objects, and more.

Q: How does ADAudit Plus help with compliance?
A: ADAudit Plus helps with compliance by providing audit-ready reports for various regulations such as GDPR, HIPAA, FISMA, PCI DSS, GLBA, and SOX, ensuring that you can demonstrate adherence to these standards during compliance audits.

Q: Can ADAudit Plus monitor user activity in real-time?
A: Yes, ADAudit Plus offers real-time monitoring of user activity, allowing you to detect and respond to potential security threats immediately.

Q: Does ADAudit Plus support auditing of Azure AD?
A: Yes, ADAudit Plus supports auditing of Azure AD, providing visibility into changes and sign-ins, and allowing you to gain a correlated view of activity across hybrid environments.

Q: Can ADAudit Plus track file access and permission changes on different file servers?
A: Absolutely. ADAudit Plus can track file access and permission changes across Windows, NetApp, EMC, Synology, Hitachi, Huawei, and Amazon FSx for Windows file servers.

Q: Is ADAudit Plus suitable for small businesses as well?
A: Yes, ADAudit Plus is designed to cater to organizations of all sizes, including small businesses. Its flexible licensing options make it accessible and affordable for businesses with varying needs.

Q: How does ADAudit Plus handle account lockouts and authentication failures?
A: ADAudit Plus alerts you about account lockouts and provides detailed information to help you analyze the reasons behind the lockouts, enabling you to troubleshoot and resolve authentication failures quickly.

Q: Can ADAudit Plus track changes made to Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS)?
A: Yes, ADAudit Plus can track changes made to AD FS, allowing you to monitor activity across federation servers and ensure the security of your federated identity infrastructure.

Q: Does ADAudit Plus offer real-time change notification?
A: Yes, ADAudit Plus provides real-time change notification, instantly alerting you about who performed what change, when, and from where in your Windows Server environment.

Q: Is ADAudit Plus easy to deploy and use?
A: Yes, ADAudit Plus offers a user-friendly interface and provides easy deployment options. Its intuitive dashboards and reports make it simple to navigate and extract valuable insights from your auditing data.

Q: How can I try ManageEngine ADAudit Plus?
A: You can download a free 30-day trial of ManageEngine ADAudit Plus from the Optrics website.

Documentation

Here you can find ADAudit Plus product documentation, brochures and guides. If you have any questions please feel free to contact us.

  • Adaudit Plus Datasheet -  PDF  
  • Quick Start Guide: PDF
  • Auditing Solution: PDF
  • Active Directory Solutions: PDF
  • ADAudit Features & Reports: PDF
  • Brochure: PDF
  • Detailed ADAudit Plus Walkthrough: PDF
  • Configuring MSSql as the backend: PDF
  • Case Study: Acument: PDF
  • Case Study: Cosma: PDF
  • Case Study: Warsaw City Hall: PDF

System Requirements

ADAudit Plus can be installed on any Windows operating system based-machine in the domain with the following system specifications.

Hardware Requirements

Resource Minimum Recommended
Processor 2.4 GHz 3 GHz
Core 4 8
RAM* 8 GB 16 GB
Hard disk space 100 GB 200 GB

*The hardware recommendation given above applies to an environment with 1000 events per second. The sizing may vary depending on the events per second.

Software Requirements

Supported Platforms

ADAudit Plus supports the following Microsoft Windows operating system versions:

  • Windows Server 2022
  • Windows Server 2019
  • Windows Server 2016
  • Windows Server 2012 R2
  • Windows Server 2012
  • Windows Server 2008 R2
  • Windows Server 2008
  • Windows 11
  • Windows 10
  • Windows 8.1
  • Windows 8
  • Windows 7
  • Windows Vista

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  • Pricing in USD.
  • Quotes in CAD also available

Standard

Starts at: $595
  • Domain Controllers
  • Windows servers
  • Windows file servers
  • Workstations
  • Azure AD Tenants
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Professional

Starts at: $945
  • All Standard Features +
  • Account lockout analysis
  • AD permissions change auditing
  • GPO settings change tracking
  • Support for MS SQL database
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Top 5 Active Directory Auditing & Security Solutions

Active Directory serves as the central nervous system for your IT infrastructure, making it a prime target for insider threats and external attackers alike. Without continuous, granular visibility into what is changing within your domain, defending against breaches is nearly impossible. Here are five crucial reasons why an advanced Active Directory auditing solution like ManageEngine ADAudit Plus is mandatory.

1. Real-Time Threat Alerts

Finding out about a security breach hours or days after it happens is unacceptable. ADAudit Plus delivers instant, real-time alerts for critical events, such as repeated failed logins, modifications to domain admin groups, or sudden spikes in file access. This immediate notification allows your IT security team to isolate threats before data is compromised.

2. Proof of Compliance

Auditors demand hard evidence that your network is secure. Gathering audit logs manually is tedious and error-prone. With ADAudit Plus, you can instantly generate over 200 pre-configured, audit-ready reports that map directly to severe regulatory frameworks like GDPR, HIPAA, PCI DSS, and SOX, demonstrating total control over your IT environment.

3. The "Who, What, Where, and When"

When an unauthorized change occurs, native tools often lack the context required to understand the event fully. ADAudit Plus translates cryptic event viewer logs into clear, actionable intelligence, explicitly detailing exactly who made the change, what was altered, where the change originated, and precisely when it happened.

4. File Server and Data Auditing

Your file servers house your organization's most sensitive intellectual property. This solution deeply audits file creations, deletions, modifications, and permission shifts across Windows File Servers, NetApp filers, and EMC storage. It helps identify over-privileged users and protects critical data from unauthorized access or ransomware encryption.

5. User Logon and Logoff Tracking

Are employees logging in from unusual locations or at strange times? Comprehensive logon auditing tracks every logon attempt (both successful and failed) across workstations, servers, and VPNs. Tracking concurrent logons and session durations provides critical visibility into overall user activity and significantly tightens your network's security perimeter.