Change Auditor
Real-Time Change Auditing for Microsoft Environments
In enterprises, event logging and change reporting for applications and services can be troublesome and time-consuming, and in some cases, native auditing tools cannot be utilized. Without a centralized console, the same process must be repeated on every server, ultimately resulting in a large amount of uncontextualized data that is difficult to compile into reports.
This situation makes proving event compliance with regulations or responding quickly to incidents a continuous challenge. Your data security is also at risk, as native event details are minimal and difficult to interpret. By the time the issue is identified, it may already be too late. Furthermore, native tools cannot prevent privileged users from clearing event logs, which can lead to lost records and failure to achieve auditing goals from the start.
Enterprises can rely on Quest® Change Auditor to audit, alert, and report on real-time changes across Active Directory (AD), Azure AD, Exchange, Office 365, SharePoint, Skype for Business, VMware, EMC, NetApp, SQL Server, and Windows file servers, as well as LDAP queries to AD, without needing to enable native auditing operations.
Change Auditor allows you to easily install, deploy, and manage your environment through a single centralized console. It tracks activities such as creation, deletion, modification, and access attempts, and effortlessly provides context by presenting the five essential pieces of information for each event and all related events: Who, What, When, Where, and Which workstation, as well as past and current configurations.
This extensive data analysis enables you to act immediately when issues arise, such as identifying other changes made by specific users and workstations, eliminating additional guesswork and unknown security concerns. Whether you aim to meet increasing regulatory requirements or satisfy internal security policies, you can depend on the Change Auditor solution.
Change Auditor Key Features
Unified Auditing for Hybrid Environments
Change Auditor delivers relational views for auditing hybrid environments, including AD/Azure AD, Exchange/Exchange Online, SharePoint/SharePoint Online, OneDrive for Business, as well as AD and Azure AD logins. Unlike native auditing, Change Auditor provides a single, relational view that allows you to monitor all activities across your hybrid environment. Whether on-premises or in the cloud, Change Auditor ensures complete visibility and control over all change activities.
Change Protection
Change Auditor prevents unauthorized modifications to critical data in AD, Exchange, and Windows file servers, including privileged access groups, Group Policy Objects (GPOs), and sensitive mailboxes.
Compliance Auditing Reports
Generate detailed reports for SOX, PCI DSS, HIPAA, FISMA, GLBA, GDPR, and other regulations to ensure compliance and align with best practices.
On Demand Audit Interface
Change Auditor offers a SaaS-based interface with features such as rapid-response search, interactive data visualization, and long-term event storage, enabling you to monitor hybrid AD and Office 365 activities seamlessly.
Flexible Real-Time Alerts
Receive critical change alerts via email and mobile devices, allowing immediate action. Stay informed and responsive even when offsite.
High-Performance Audit Engine
Eliminate native auditing limitations by collecting change information without relying on native audit logs. Achieve faster results while conserving significant storage resources.
Account Lockout Insights
Includes the original IP address and workstation name for account lockout events, displayed on an interactive timeline alongside related login and access activities. Helps detect and investigate internal and external security threats.
Integrated Event Forwarding
Easily integrate Change Auditor with SIEM solutions, forwarding events to Splunk, ArcSight, or QRadar. Additionally, integrate with Quest® InTrust®, enabling 20:1 compression for event storage. Centralize collection, analysis, and response to suspicious events with automated alerts and actions.
Advantages of Change Auditor
- Eliminate Uncertainty: Track all events and changes related to specific incidents, ensuring continuous access to applications, systems, and users.
- Simplify Decision-Making: Automatically interpret hidden data and assess its severity to reduce stress and complexity, enabling faster and better decisions.
- Real-Time Alerts: Change Auditor sends instant alerts to all devices, allowing immediate responses both inside and outside the organization, reducing security risks swiftly.
- Performance Optimization: Collect event information without using native auditing methods, minimizing the impact on server performance.
- Streamlined Compliance Reporting: Simplify regulatory reporting while distinguishing between internal policies and external standards, including SOX, PCI DSS, HIPAA, FISMA, and SAS 70.
- Enhanced IT Governance: Provides administrators and auditors with the necessary evidence for IT controls, offering peace of mind.
International Recognition for Change Auditor
Change Auditor was honored with the Stevie Award’s People’s Choice Award as the Best Software of 2018.
