Monitor Active Directory logs with SIEM solutions

Active Directory (AD) is the nerve center of an organizations IT. Any unauthorized modifications in AD might not only bring an organization to a standstill, but could also make it vulnerable to internal and external security attacks. AD logs are the key to identifying every authorized and unauthorized action that happens in AD.

Security information and event management (SIEM) solutions make it easy to generate an audit trail of all AD actions as well as generate reports for meeting key industry standards. SIEM software doesn't just rely on AD log data to analyze security compromises, these also use AD logs to identify and prevent potential attacks.

Featured integrations with ADManager Plus

• Syslog
• Splunk
• Power BI
• Rapid7
• EventLog Analyzer

Syslog

Syslog is a standardized message logging protocol used for sending and receiving log and event messages to a syslog server from a wide range of devices. With this integration, the logs created for management actions performed in AD using ManageEngine ADManager Plus can be sent directly to the syslog server.

Integrating Syslog with ADManager Plus centralizes log data from various devices, ensuring real-time collection and incident capture. For example, it can automatically lock a user account in response to multiple failed login attempts. It also analyzes Syslog logs for threats and anomalies, improving log management and compliance. This integration enhances overall IT visibility and security posture.

Splunk

Splunk is a software platform used for searching, monitoring, and analyzing machine-generated data that is commonly used for log and event data analysis across different IT and business scenarios. Using this integration, you can forward logs from ADManager Plus to the Splunk server for detailed auditing.

Integrating Splunk with ADManager Plus helps obtain an audit trail for all actions performed on AD objects. With this integration, you can identify instances of unauthorized creation and modification of user accounts, computers, groups, and more. This also enables you to detect suspicious activities, unauthorized alterations, or potential security breaches associated with your AD.

Power BI

Power BI is a business analytics service and data visualization tool. It allows organizations to visualize data, share insights, and make informed business decisions based on data analysis. By integrating ADManager Plus with Power BI, you can visualize log data generated by ADManager Plus, making it easier to understand and analyze.

It also enables you to create dashboards that provide up-to-the-minute insights into your AD environment. Plus, you can generate reports to meet compliance regulations like the GDPR, HIPAA, SOX, and PCI DSS. This integration helps you make informed decisions regarding security and access management.

Rapid7

Rapid7 InsightIDR is a cloud-based SIEM solution designed to enhance threat detection and response for organizations. It combines various security capabilities like log management, user behavior analytics and more. By integrating ADManager Plus with Rapid7 InsightIDR, you can forward and analyze logs to identify anomalies, threats, and vulnerabilities within your AD environment more effectively.

This integration allows you to automate responses to specific events or alerts, streamlining incident resolution and minimizing manual intervention. It simplifies log management, facilitating the efficient search, analysis, and correlation of data for security investigations and compliance reporting.

EventLog Analyzer

ManageEngine EventLog Analyzer is a log management and SIEM software that assists organizations in collecting, analyzing, correlating, and archiving log data from multiple network devices and applications. It ensures IT security and meeting regulatory compliance through the generation of compliance reports derived from the collected log data.

When EventLog Analyzer integrates with ADManager Plus, it seamlessly forwards logs for AD management actions executed within ADManager Plus. This includes collecting and centralizing logs pertaining to user provisioning, deprovisioning, or group management activities. For example, if an administrator in ADManager Plus makes an unusual number of privilege changes within a short time frame, EventLog Analyzer triggers an alert for further investigation. This ensures IT teams can detect and manage AD security, and address threats and compliance requirements effectively.

ADManager Plus is an identity governance and administration (IGA) solution that helps enterprises manage identities, ensure security, and improve compliance. With ADManager Plus, you can handle a variety of complex tasks like user provisioning and deprovisioning, running access certification campaigns, orchestrating identity management across enterprise applications, automating routine AD operations, implementing approval-based workflows, integrating with various third-party applications, performing non-invasive delegation, and protecting data on your enterprise platforms with regular backups. ADManager Plus provides an exhaustive list of AD reports, many of which are essential for satisfying compliance audits. These help administrators manage and report on their Exchange Server, Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, and AD environments. Download a free trial today to explore all these features.

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