Forchelli Deegan Terrana Law cuts IT costs and security woes with ADAudit Plus

Business challenges

• Enhanced remote work monitoring: Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the firm faced the need for robust monitoring of remote work activities to safeguard data integrity and prevent unauthorized access.
• Comprehensive Active Directory (AD) tracking: The firm wanted to ensure meticulous tracking of AD changes for the prompt identification and mitigation of potential security threats.

The problem

Forchelli Deegan Terrana Law grappled with multifaceted IT challenges, exacerbated by the shift to remote work during the COVID-19 pandemic. Jose Cordero, director of IT, explained, "We urgently needed a solution to monitor user logins during the pandemic and bolster our InfoSec team's ability to detect attempted login threats." Additionally, ensuring compliance with stringent industry security frameworks and promptly identifying and mitigating brute force attacks posed formidable hurdles. The organization deployed ADAudit Plus, ManageEngine's AD monitoring and auditing solution.

The solution

After experiencing ADAudit Plus' capabilities, Cordero lauded the tool's efficacy in tracking and thwarting brute-force attacks across the on-premises mail server. "ADAudit Plus has been instrumental in tracking and mitigating brute force attacks on our remote desktop, exchange, web application, and VPN servers," Cordero said.

Furthermore, ManageEngine's support team garnered praise from Cordero, who underscored their responsiveness and adeptness in problem resolution. With a overwhelmingly positive rating of 10 for both overall experience and likelihood to recommend, Forchelli Deegan Terrana Law has solidified its partnership with ADAudit Plus as its comprehensive AD auditing solution. Notably, the tool helped the firm consolidate the costs of disparate tools, contributing to substantial savings while fortifying the firm's security and compliance measures.

About ADAudit Plus

ADAudit Plus is a real-time Active Directory change auditing solution that features file and folder monitoring, plus access and permission change capabilities. With more than 200 event-specific reports and real-time email alerts, it provides in-depth knowledge about changes made to both the content and configurations of Active Directory, Azure AD, and Windows servers. Additionally, ADAudit Plus provides thorough insights on workstation and file server access (including NetApp and EMC). For more information about ADAudit Plus, visit https://www.manageengine.com/products/active-directory-audit/.