ADAudit Plus enhances visibility and control in Guardian Group's AD environment
About the Organization
Guardian Group, a renowned organization in the financial services sector, specializes in delivering comprehensive insurance and investment solutions to clients worldwide. With a steadfast commitment to data security and compliance, Guardian Group prioritizes safeguarding the confidentiality and integrity of its clients' valuable information.
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Country
Trinidad and Tobago -
Industry
Financial services -
Employees
1,000 - 5,000
Business challenges
- Tracking user, computer, and server activities with precision.
- Generating reports in an efficient and automated manner.
- Obtaining real-time alerts for Active Directory (AD) changes.
- Gaining visibility into user behavior and identifying potential security threats.
The Problem
Guardian Group faced several significant IT challenges before adopting ADAudit Plus. It encountered difficulties in accurately monitoring and documenting user, computer, and server activities. Additionally, the process of report generation was time-consuming and demanded substantial manual effort. The absence of real-time alerts for AD changes hindered its ability to respond promptly to critical events. The organization lacked the means to gain insights into user behavior, which compromised its ability to identify and address potential security threats.
The solution
Following the implementation of ADAudit Plus, Guardian Group effectively tackled its IT challenges and experienced remarkable improvements in its AD auditing and monitoring processes. Troy Singh, system administrator at Guardian Group, shared these outcomes:
- Enhanced AD change tracking: ADAudit Plus empowered Guardian Group to comprehensively track and record all modifications within its active directory. This encompassed changes related to user accounts, group memberships, permissions, and policy adjustments. The real-time alerts and increased visibility into AD changes enabled it to respond swiftly and effectively to critical events.
- Effective reporting capabilities: ADAudit Plus facilitated the generation of highly effective and comprehensive auditing reports for Guardian Group. These reports provided real-time alerts and in-depth insights into various AD features, enabling the organization to monitor and track critical events with remarkable efficiency.
- Robust user monitoring: ADAudit Plus equipped Guardian Group with robust user monitoring capabilities that enabled it to track meticulously and analyze user activity within its AD environment. With this newfound ability, Guardian Group could identify the individuals responsible for specific changes and closely monitor the activities of employees with questionable intent, reinforcing security and accountability measures.
- User behavior analytics (UBA): ADAudit Plus' UBA feature proactively empowered Guardian Group to detect and respond to compromised accounts and identify unusual user behaviors that posed potential security threats. By leveraging these advanced analytics, it was able to mitigate risks and fortify its security posture.
- Exceptional support: Singh expressed gratitude for the outstanding support provided by the ADAudit Plus team, with special recognition for the exceptional assistance offered by Albinus Sanjeevan, a technical support engineer from ManageEngine.
The support team demonstrated unwavering dedication in addressing concerns and promptly resolving any encountered issues, exceeding expectations with its world-class support.
Overall, Guardian Group rated its experience with ADAudit Plus as a perfect 10 and expressed a strong inclination to recommend the solution to other organizations seeking a robust AD auditing solution.
By leveraging ADAudit Plus, Guardian Group successfully addressed its IT challenges, gained superior visibility and control over its AD environment, and reinforced its security and compliance practices.
About ADAudit Plus
ADAudit Plus is a UBA-driven auditor that helps keep your AD, Azure AD, file systems (including Windows, NetApp, EMC, Synology, Hitachi, Huawei, and Amazon FSx for Windows), Windows servers, and workstations secure and compliant. ADAudit Plus transforms raw and noisy event log data into real-time reports and alerts, enabling you to get full visibility into activities happening across your Windows Server ecosystem in just a few clicks.