Sterno ensures transparent Active Directory operations with ADAudit Plus

Business challenges

• Lack of AD visibility: Sterno previously lacked a centralized solution to monitor and document changes within their Active Directory. This limited visibility created compliance risks, particularly during audits, and left the team without clear insights into who was accessing or altering AD elements.
• IT audit requirements: For audit purposes, Sterno required a reliable system that could offer accurate and consistent reporting on AD modifications and user activity.

The problem

Sterno’s IT team found it difficult to audit the changes made by employees amongst other activities happening within their AD ecosystem. They needed a solution that could offer real-time visibility into user logins, AD changes, and other key metrics essential for compliance. Without this visibility and change monitoring capabilities, managing security and fulfilling audit requirements proved to be a challenge for Sterno's IT department.

The solution

ADAudit Plus, ManageEngine's UBA-powered AD auditor, provided Sterno with the much-needed transparency into their AD environment. The tool allowed the IT team to monitor AD changes, track user logins, and ensure secure access for all employees. The reporting feature enabled Brett Witzel, Sterno's Director of IT, to easily generate regular reports for auditing purposes. ADAudit Plus also provided comprehensive user activity tracking, which helped streamline team management.

Witzel remarked that ADAudit Plus’ intuitive and self-explanatory design ensured that his team didn't require much assistance from ManageEngine's support team. Overall, ADAudit Plus proved instrumental in securing Sterno’s AD infrastructure, in Witzel's words, ADAudit Plus "is great, I've recommended it [ADAudit Plus] to our other business units."

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/.