St. John's County enhances Active Directory visibility and security with ADAudit Plus

Business challenges

• Lack of AD log parsing and saving: St. John's County struggled with parsing and storing AD logs from their domain controllers. This lack of visibility made it difficult for the IT team to track critical changes and activities within the AD environment.
• Limited visibility into AD changes: There was a lack of tools to track changes made to Group Policy Objects (GPOs) and Organizational Units (OUs). This gap hindered their ability to monitor and respond to potential security risks in a timely manner.

The problem

Before implementing ADAudit Plus, St. John's County had limited visibility into their Active Directory environment. Chris L., the server admin at St. John's County, recounted how parsing and saving AD logs from domain controllers proved to be a cumbersome task, leaving the IT team with gaps in their ability to monitor changes or investigate unknown account lockouts. Additionally, the lack of tracking tools for GPO and OU changes made it challenging to maintain complete visibility of critical configurations. The organization needed a solution to enhance their AD monitoring and auditing capabilities while improving overall security and compliance.

The solution

ADAudit Plus delivered an all-encompassing solution that addressed all of St. John's County’s key challenges. The product’s powerful AD change tracking capabilities stood out, enabling the organization to monitor GPO and OU modifications with ease. ADAudit Plus’ reporting features, including useful filter options and a variety of activity types, provided the IT team with actionable insights into AD changes. The ability to track user login activity, including the devices and locations from which users accessed systems, significantly improved security and troubleshooting.

The visibility into user account lockouts and the ability to store and investigate these events helped the team resolve issues more efficiently. The live chat support and prompt response times from the ADAudit Plus team ensured any queries were addressed quickly, making for a smooth user experience.

Overall, ADAudit Plus surpassed the expectations of St. John’s County, with Chris adding "[ADAudit Plus] meets and exceeds what I would expect from an AD monitoring solution. It has solved the issue that led us to purchase the product."

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/.