http://www.netwrix.com Company news and new product releases Copyright 2009 Netwrix Corporation http://www.netwrix.com/images/logo.jpg http://www.netwrix.com http://blog.netwrix.com/2014/12/16/ten-things-to-consider-for-a-cyber-incident-plan/ We go out, we buy antivirus protection, we buy firewalls, we jump through hoops to keep bad things from happening. And when they do, we find ourselves trying to sort out what to do next. That’s the wrong time to be trying to figure that out. You need to have a plan, and in this […] Tue, 16 Dec 2014 20:01:13 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2014/12/12/how-to-detect-who-deleted-gpo/ Fri, 12 Dec 2014 13:41:59 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2014/12/10/security-predictions-2015-new-challenges-of-risk-mitigation/ Michael Fimin, CEO of Netwrix Corporation, shared his thoughts and made a top list of security trends that will drive Information Technology in 2015. Information technology is constantly evolving, taking in more and more aspects of our personal and professional lives. As the complexity and diversity of devices, platforms, and modes of technological interaction advance, so […] Wed, 10 Dec 2014 10:47:50 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2014/12/09/regin-new-sophistication-in-advanced-persistent-security-threats/ End of November, three major antivirus vendors released details about what they deemed the most sophisticated virus ever discovered. But to call Regin a virus is somewhat underestimating its capabilities. Such is its sophistication, it would be more appropriate to refer to it as a compromise platform that allows its authors, probably backed by one […] Tue, 09 Dec 2014 17:24:15 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2014/12/05/how-to-monitor-shared-mailbox-access/ Fri, 05 Dec 2014 14:43:17 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2014/12/03/detecting-a-security-threat-in-event-logs/ When Windows Server has issues, the first place we go to are the event logs. We want to know what was going on when the trouble began, what applications were running and might have caused it, etc. We are masters at figuring this stuff out. Now take the same event logs and try to sort […] Wed, 03 Dec 2014 17:04:50 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2014/12/01/detecting-file-changes-in-a-shared-folder/ Mon, 01 Dec 2014 19:29:07 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2014/11/25/ten-simple-ways-to-prevent-security-breaches-in-windows-file-server-2012/ File server is the central location in any network containing all kinds of information which is saved and shared by users within the organization. There is no restriction on the type of information used and shared. Since it is one of the most common reach out place for the users in the organization, file server […] Tue, 25 Nov 2014 17:13:36 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2014/11/21/how-to-monitor-deletion-of-dns-records/ Fri, 21 Nov 2014 16:33:01 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2014/11/18/top-three-guides-for-it-audit/ The topic of IT security is becoming more important in the IT world today as the number of security risks, cyber-attacks, data leakage incidents and court proceedings, investigations and following violation settlements increases. In most cases attacks are quite difficult to predict and to notice, and it’s usually very hard to recover from a missed attack. This is […] Tue, 18 Nov 2014 13:41:52 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2014/11/14/how-to-monitor-excessive-permissions-of-everyone-group-on-file-servers/ Fri, 14 Nov 2014 16:26:33 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2014/11/13/how-to-steal-a-virtual-machine-in-three-easy-steps/ This last week, a thread in Spiceworks discussed a rogue sys admin that had come back to haunt this company. I read through the different threads and one in particular jumped out at me: “You people sound like a bunch of cops. Don’t you trust anyone? In order to trust someone, you must be trustworthy yourself.” […] Thu, 13 Nov 2014 14:50:19 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2014/11/11/backoff-malware-unsophisticated-but-effective/ Look, I’m not trying to scare you, although I don’t think it’s a bad idea to be a little scared about the current threat level from data breaches. The Backoff malware that’s suspected to be behind most of the big headline breaches over the past year is generally described as not very sophisticated—yet criminals have […] Tue, 11 Nov 2014 15:33:38 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2014/11/07/how-to-detect-changes-to-organizational-units-and-groups-in-active-directory/ Accidental or malicious changes to Organizational Units (OU) and groups in Active Directory almost inevitably lead to trouble for IT departments. Here are some of the most common examples: if an OU that contains “User Accounts” is deleted, users will not be able to log in or experience difficulty accessing IT services such as e-mail, […] Fri, 07 Nov 2014 18:04:29 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2014/11/05/pci-breaches-keep-coming-despite-increased-pci-dss-requirements/ In this electronic age, most of us worry about privacy. We all have information which we don’t want to get into the wrong hands. Some say if you don’t do anything wrong, privacy shouldn’t be a concern, but of course that isn’t true. It’s not just tales of indiscretions that we want to keep secret; it’s […] Wed, 05 Nov 2014 14:06:40 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2014/10/31/ten-simple-ways-to-prevent-security-breaches-in-microsoft-exchange-2010/ Exchange data is the heart of any enterprise and is considered to be a critical business application, because it is used for record keeping and as a low-cost communication solution. Today, e-mails are not just accessible from the workstation within the corporate network; they can also be accessed from remote computers or mobile devices. This […] Fri, 31 Oct 2014 16:10:48 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2014/10/30/can-siem-solutions-be-effectively-used-for-change-auditing/ This should be no revelation to IT professionals: you have to regularly monitor changes occurring in your network – and mainly for two reasons. The first one is this: continuous monitoring will take pain off meeting compliance requirements and surviving auditor’s visits. The second reason to implement a solution that keeps track of the changes […] Thu, 30 Oct 2014 15:00:09 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2014/10/27/unauthorized-software-installation-on-windows-server-who-what-when/ Suspicious software on your Windows Server may be the result of an unauthorized installation by your own employee or originate from a hackers’ attack. Any suspicious software can potentially cause leakage of sensitive data, not to mention server performance slowdown or infringement of compliance policies. That is why it is vital to be aware of […] Mon, 27 Oct 2014 17:02:05 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2014/10/24/shellshock-survival-guide/ In the past few months you might have heard news of cyber-attacks resulting in security breaches almost on a daily basis. HIPAA and PCI compliance violations, hacker intrusions and internal negligence were the top reasons for that. Probably, the most violent and massive of recent breaches was the Shellshock (Bashdoor) vulnerability. It has hit most […] Fri, 24 Oct 2014 15:34:02 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2014/10/23/ten-simple-ways-to-prevent-security-breaches-in-active-directory/ Any IT organization is liable to security threats; however, they can be prevented if appropriate policies, processes and controls are implemented. “Better safe than sorry” applies to this situation perfectly. It is better to secure your infrastructure from being compromised than counting losses after a leakage. Active Directory is at risk in many different ways: […] Thu, 23 Oct 2014 14:16:58 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2014/10/21/cost-of-cybercrime-rising-while-it-security-spending-is-down/ Are we all getting a little weary of stories about major data breaches at giant retailers or health care providers? A new survey released at the end of September sheds some interesting light on the state of information security. Considering the ever-growing threat of cybercrime, some of the findings in the survey are perhaps surprising, […] Tue, 21 Oct 2014 18:01:20 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2014/10/17/how-to-detect-user-account-changes-in-active-directory/ Tracking user account changes in Active Directory is primarily important from compliance and security-related considerations and also for operational efficiency purposes. Inactive user accounts or a large number of new accounts with extended permissions, disabled or suspiciously modified user accounts – all these issues may impact productivity and network security, not to mention that this […] Fri, 17 Oct 2014 15:19:13 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2014/10/16/shellshock-demands-a-managed-response/ Shellshock is the latest and possibly most significant IT security vulnerability identified by researchers. I imagine that by now most IT pros have heard of this threat. In a year of unprecedented security events, some may be “tuning out” security. If ever there was an IT vulnerability to not minimize, it’s Shellshock. Heartbleed, a massive […] Thu, 16 Oct 2014 14:11:21 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2014/10/15/understanding-the-mailbox-move-request-in-exchange-2010/ Mailbox Move Request is the process of moving a mailbox from its source mailbox database to a target mailbox database. Target mailbox database can be either on the same server or on a different server or even in a different domain/forest.  Mailboxes are moved for various reasons like transitioning to the new environment or investigating […] Wed, 15 Oct 2014 13:01:38 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2014/10/10/how-to-detect-sharepoint-permission-changes/ As the amount of critical data stored on SharePoint increases, securing it becomes one of organization’s top priorities. Excessive SharePoint permissions may not only allow users to get access to sensitive data but also to copy, modify, delete and distribute confidential files. Timely detection of SharePoint permission changes is extremely important for security assurance. This […] Fri, 10 Oct 2014 15:22:43 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2014/10/09/exploring-exchange-2010-role-requirements-calculator-dag-scripts/ Microsoft Exchange 2010 Role Requirements Calculator is de facto a tool to calculate and design Exchange 2010 solution for the production environment. It’s a Microsoft best practice tool created using Excel application for easy usage and distribution, and it can be downloaded from Microsoft TechNet Gallery. Administrator has to key in all the necessary design […] Thu, 09 Oct 2014 16:18:25 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2014/10/07/five-reasons-to-reassess-your-it-security-strategy/ If you’ve been in the IT field for a while, you know that one thing you can depend on is that you can’t depend on anything to stay the same. Technology is always advancing, trends are always changing, and you’re often left scrambling to keep up. Nowhere is this more true than in the security […] Tue, 07 Oct 2014 14:07:40 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2014/10/03/it-is-spicing-it-up-with-software-defined-solutions/ Last week I was able to attend the SpiceWorld event sponsored by Spiceworks in Austin TX, a fantastic event held in the heart of TX. This was my first time at the event that is focused on the IT professional that is in the trenches day to day. I must say I was very impressed […] Fri, 03 Oct 2014 10:01:34 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2014/10/01/webinar-ensure-it-policies-work-with-change-and-access-auditing/ Most organizations have some formally defined IT policies to govern the infrastructure and mitigate possible security risks. While such policies usually define roles and provide guidance for users, administrators and management, there is a catch. On Wednesday, October 15 at 2:00 PM EDT join MVP Jason Helmick from Concentrated Technology and Ilia Sotnikov from Netwrix […] Wed, 01 Oct 2014 14:41:33 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2014/09/30/three-basic-steps-to-avoid-hacker-attacks/ In the wake of so many security  breaches, each news report seems to always focus on two things and two things only: The number of people/credit cards/passwords etc affected and the cause of the breach. Take a database breach at Comixology – the “cause” was a hacked database. Not surprising, as the 2013 Verizon Data […] Tue, 30 Sep 2014 18:41:51 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2014/09/23/endpoint-protection-vs-modern-threats/ As IT professionals, it’s our responsibility to do everything within our power to protect our organizations from IT security threats. Unfortunately, all too often I hear fellow IT pros express an almost universal confidence in endpoint protection as the be-all, end-all to combating these threats. While endpoint protection is definitely an important part of any […] Tue, 23 Sep 2014 11:21:05 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2014/09/19/patching-is-mitigation-you-do-on-daily-basis/ Recently, Disaster Recovery was a topic of several blog posts.  So far we’ve identified the four pieces, and they are: • Mitigation: lessening or eliminating the impact of an event • Planning: putting together a document that will act as a script to help you get back up and going • Response: the things that […] Fri, 19 Sep 2014 12:23:53 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2014/09/17/exchange-server-down-you-only-have-minutes/ You just got the call: your Exchange server is not sending or receiving email. Your one and only Exchange server. OK, this is bad. You drop everything and begin to check the Exchange server for problems. It is up? Yes. Are the needed services running? Yes. Does it have enough disk space? Yes. OK – time […] Wed, 17 Sep 2014 12:19:37 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2014/09/11/how-to-setup-password-expiration-alerting/ The Case problem There are many users in your organisation who work remotely and do not actually log into a workstation or a laptop directly as such. Instead, they use their Active Directory credentials to access their emails via IPads that have been provided to them. You noticed that same users periodically call the Helpdesk […] Thu, 11 Sep 2014 09:30:16 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2014/09/09/ups-devices-sox-and-other-disasters/ Return the Princess of Darkness. I had been asked by management to give them (meaning the SOX auditors or Demons straight from Hell, depending on how you want to address them) the nickel tour of the datacenters.  There were a lot of questions, many of which will filter their way into future articles. I remember […] Tue, 09 Sep 2014 12:54:40 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2014/09/05/top-five-guides-for-it-audit/ Many companies deploy multiple critical systems, and it requires them much effort to maintain and keep those systems running. But practice shows that these efforts are often incomplete without a solid changes auditing tool, which usually gets the least attention among other security solutions. IT security is becoming more and more popular topic in the […] Fri, 05 Sep 2014 14:10:04 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2014/09/01/webinar-top-five-active-directory-changes-to-audit/ With changes made to Active Directory every day, it is easy for the configuration of security, group membership and access to resources to get far out of the grasp of even the most skilled AD administrator. On Tuesday, September 16, 2014 at 9:00 AM PT / 12:00 PM ET join industry veteran, Nick Cavalancia, and […] Mon, 01 Sep 2014 13:34:12 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2014/08/28/how-to-netwrix-auditor-vs-powershell/ This How-To will help you create automatic reports about created user accounts in domain and send them to an e-mail using PowerShell. Additionally, we will compare this auditing method with the same operation in Netwrix Auditor. Let’s get started. Test a simple filter First, we need to get a simple overview of how it works, basically we […] Thu, 28 Aug 2014 13:18:53 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2014/08/25/netwrix-at-spice-world-austin-booth-18/ Netwrix gladly invites you to visit the 7th SpiceWorld in Austin, TX taking place on 22-24 September 2014. Netwrix participates in SpiceWorld as a Silver Sponsor of the event. SpiceWorld brings together IT pros, tech vendors, and Spiceworks experts for two days geared at helping learn the latest and greatest in IT. A choice of 40+ […] Mon, 25 Aug 2014 13:34:43 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2014/08/22/preventing-the-next-threat/ IT security is as old as IT itself. That said, simply relying on the strategies of yesterday isn’t enough to combat modern threats. Case in point: over the past year we’ve witnessed two of the largest and most effective IT security breaches ever; Heartbleed and the Target breach. The most stunning detail about both of […] Fri, 22 Aug 2014 12:45:50 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2014/08/21/how-to-survive-an-it-audit/ We continue the series of articles by Nick Cavalancia on our blog. The previous post was dedicated to Event Logging, today we are going to talk about general approach to IT Audit. An IT Audit is, generally speaking, a reactive activity. Some compelling event occurs – a security breach, a critical system has issues, or […] Thu, 21 Aug 2014 10:37:29 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2014/08/15/make-sense-of-security-logs/ The average IT Pro doesn’t need to be told stories about big data – you’ve been inundated with log data from dozens of sources for at least a decade before the term “big data” even came to exist. The concept of wanting security log and audit trail data being meaningful is also not new. Why, […] Fri, 15 Aug 2014 14:01:32 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2014/08/14/avoid-data-breaches-top-five-tips/ It is hard to keep up with all of the various computer security incidents occurring daily. One can’t help but wonder if more incidents are being reported and spreading through social media and internet news or if more incidents are taking place. It is likely both. The good news is, over the last couple of […] Thu, 14 Aug 2014 12:53:56 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2014/08/05/why-disaster-recovery-plans-fail/ Let’s pause for a sec and see what we’ve covered so far.  We know that there are 4 pieces to Disaster Recovery and they are Mitigation, Disaster Planning, Response, and Disaster Recovery itself.  We’ve also defined Mitigation as those steps you can take to eliminate or lessen the impact an incident will have.  We even looked […] Tue, 05 Aug 2014 16:06:34 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2014/08/04/data-breaches-come-in-all-shapes-and-sizes/ We’re most likely to hear about the largest data breaches, the ones that affect big companies and lots of consumers, or the ones that involve nefarious hacking exploits to invade IT systems and exploit vulnerabilities. Those are the breaches that make headlines, that can be used to generate clicks and page views. And of course […] Mon, 04 Aug 2014 15:30:55 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2014/08/01/exchange-2013-reseeding-automation/ Reseeding is a process of updating the failed mailbox database to be in sync with the Active mailbox database. This has been greatly improved in Exchange 2013. Some of the new and interesting features in Exchange 2013 is Automatic Reseed and multiple databases per volume. AutoReseed is purposed to overcome the manual efforts of replacing […] Fri, 01 Aug 2014 13:27:29 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2014/07/29/top-five-tips-for-new-network-administrator/ Imagine you’re in the position to take over a new job as a network administrator. Finally, you get to be the boss! Sounds good, right? But what if you’re taking over a network that you know little or nothing about, and the person who previously managed the network has already left so you have no […] Tue, 29 Jul 2014 13:24:14 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2014/07/25/happy-sysadmin-day-2014/ You have probably heard hundreds of stories about general attitude to system administrators’ job. A system administrator is said to be messy, lazy, geeky, withdrawn and altogether unpleasant – not mentioning constant girl problems. But sure you know all these fables have nothing to do with reality. And in reality, system administrators are the core […] Fri, 25 Jul 2014 15:46:37 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2014/07/24/disaster-recovery-is-not-just-backups/ Some folks blame General George Patton for the G6P Principal.  Others say it was none other than Alexander the Great.  Either way, they both certainly employed it. “What is it?” you ask. I’m so glad you did.  Otherwise there’s no point in going on with this article.  G6P stands for Good Prior Planning Prevents Poor […] Thu, 24 Jul 2014 13:48:34 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2014/07/22/exchange-2013-mailbox-audit-logging/ We continue the “Deep Dive” series. In it you might find the answers to some of your technical questions. The industry experts will provide their insights on several topics and research some new features of most popular applications. Don’t miss out on the article about Administrative Audit Logging. The first article of the series can be found here. Also, […] Tue, 22 Jul 2014 14:59:15 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2014/07/17/exchange-2013-administrator-audit-logging/ We continue the “Deep Dive” series. In it you might find the answers to some of your technical questions. The industry experts will provide their insights on several topics and research some new features of most popular applications. The first article of the series can be found here. Also, read more about Exchange 2013 CAS configuration (Part […] Thu, 17 Jul 2014 12:45:53 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2014/07/15/webinar-preventing-next-heartbleed-with-change-auditing/ An in-depth, easy to use change auditing and notification is a key to effectiveness of any IT protection system. Compromised passwords put systems and networks at risk. IT pros understand that traditional security mechanisms, such as firewalls, IDS and antivirus should no longer be treated as the only line of defense against external attackers and […] Tue, 15 Jul 2014 12:53:00 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2014/07/09/disaster-recovery-the-four-pieces/ I don’t care where you’re from, we can all relate to this one.  It doesn’t matter if you’re from the United States, Brazil, Russia, China, or wherever.  Someplace, somewhere,  we were chowing down on something as a child and taking huge bites and just cramming our mouths full, and our mother gave us that look […] Wed, 09 Jul 2014 14:49:41 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2014/07/03/powershell-for-rbac-in-exchange-2013/ We continue the “Deep Dive” series. In it you might find the answers to some of your technical questions. The industry experts will provide their insights on several topics and research some new features of most popular applications. The first article of the series can be found here. Also, read more about Exchange 2013 CAS configuration (Part […] Thu, 03 Jul 2014 13:28:37 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2014/07/01/how-to-protect-backed-up-data-from-human-error/ As a systems administrator, it is important to remember that you don’t just need to protect sensitive data stored on production servers from being accessed by unauthorized third parties. You need to also have a plan for the security of backed up data. Just because the data isn’t hosted in the production environment doesn’t make […] Tue, 01 Jul 2014 13:43:50 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2014/07/01/protect-backed-up-data/   As a systems administrator, it is important to remember that you don’t just need to protect sensitive data stored on production servers from being accessed by unauthorized third parties. You need to also have a plan for the security … Tue, 01 Jul 2014 12:50:34 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2014/06/26/five-security-and-compliance-improvements-exchange-2013-sp1/ Microsoft released service pack 1 (SP1) for Exchange Server 2013 in February, ahead of the Microsoft Exchange Conference (MEC) in Austin, Texas. Many companies refuse to consider upgrading before the release of SP1, when it’s believed the product is finally “finished”, while other organizations are moving to subscription services such as Microsoft Office 365 to […] Thu, 26 Jun 2014 15:12:40 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2014/06/26/five-security-and-compliance-improvements-exchange-2013-sp1/ Microsoft released service pack 1 (SP1) for Exchange Server 2013 in February, ahead of the Microsoft Exchange Conference (MEC) in Austin, Texas. Many companies refuse to consider upgrading before the release of SP1, when it’s believed the product is finally … Thu, 26 Jun 2014 14:10:06 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2014/06/25/how-to-automatically-identify-inactive-usercomputer-accounts-in-active-directory/ The case problem It has been noticed that there are many inactive accounts throughout Active Directory, and you as a system administrator have been tasked to find out when each inactive user account was last used, verify with corresponding department managers whether these users are still working in the company (or due to return), and ultimately […] Wed, 25 Jun 2014 12:29:55 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2014/06/25/live-webinar-top-5-critical-changes-to-audit-in-microsoft-sharepoint/ Microsoft SharePoint has found its way to many IT environments just like yours, and for many organizations it has already become a critical service. Regardless of SharePoint deployment size and maturity, absence of proper change documentation and audit can lead to a serious risk to the organization’s regulatory compliance, confidentiality of sensitive data, or business […] Wed, 25 Jun 2014 12:22:49 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2014/06/23/how-to-identify-inactive-accounts-in-active-directory/ The case problem It has been noticed that there are many inactive accounts throughout Active Directory, and you as a system administrator have been tasked to find out when each inactive user account was last used, verify with corresponding department managers … Mon, 23 Jun 2014 12:37:27 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2014/06/19/top-5-critical-changes-to-audit-in-microsoft-sharepoint/ Microsoft SharePoint has found its way to many IT environments just like yours, and for many organizations it has already become a critical service. Regardless of SharePoint deployment size and maturity, absence of proper change documentation and audit can lead … Thu, 19 Jun 2014 13:49:28 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2014/06/17/why-you-need-to-ensure-administrators-change-passwords-regularly/   The first time I really felt like I was a system administrator was when the Unix systems administrator in the IT unit I worked for at an Australian University went on leave for three months. During this time I was responsible for all of the servers that he had managed, which included all minor […] Tue, 17 Jun 2014 15:24:09 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2014/06/17/why-should-admins-change-passwords-regularly/ The first time I really felt like I was a system administrator was when the Unix systems administrator in the IT unit I worked for at an Australian University went on leave for three months. During this time I was … Tue, 17 Jun 2014 13:09:57 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2014/06/11/accidental-security-breaches/ Many people (particularly non-technical people) believe that the biggest security issues stem from external sources.  Certainly anyone who has watched the news lately and seen companies targeted for their credit card information would agree.  TV and Movies are other great sources of incredibly entertaining (and impossible) attacks against all sorts of companies and facilities. While […] Wed, 11 Jun 2014 14:52:44 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2014/06/11/accidental-security-breaches/ Many people (particularly non-technical people) believe that the biggest security issues stem from external sources.  Certainly anyone who has watched the news lately and seen companies targeted for their credit card information would agree.  TV and Movies are other great … Wed, 11 Jun 2014 12:36:52 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2014/06/10/who-added-user-to-domain-admins-group/ The Case Problem:  It has been found that a user is making administrative changes throughout Active Directory, while such activity is clearly beyond the authority of this user. It is necessary to quickly determine who gave this user an elevated … Tue, 10 Jun 2014 15:11:18 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2014/06/06/network-auditing-vs-nsa-surveillance/ Last December, Microsoft published an article on its official blog detailing steps the company planned to take to protect its customers’ data from government snooping. Written by Brad Smith, general counsel and executive vice president for Microsoft Legal & Corporate … Fri, 06 Jun 2014 13:43:06 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2014/06/04/hipaa-settlements-the-largest-one-not-prevented/ The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) has been around since 1996; that’s 18 years. Cyber criminals and data breaches continue to flourish, with headline cases breaking every couple of months. Yet too many organizations still fail at implementing … Wed, 04 Jun 2014 13:04:14 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2014/06/03/need-for-system-documentation/ It’s not easy for me to admit failure! But anytime it can help someone learn a lesson, I’m more than willing to air my dirty laundry. I haven’t always been in IT. Many of you who have followed me on Spiceworks … Tue, 03 Jun 2014 08:37:22 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2014/05/28/top-12-smartphone-apps-used-by-system-administrators/ About three weeks ago, a thread was started on Spiceworks and hundreds of comments appeared on a topic, that didn’t seem very hot at first. IT Administrators answered a question, what smartphone applications they most frequently used. As the thread … Wed, 28 May 2014 11:30:36 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2014/05/27/minimizing-time-of-event-log-auditing/ One of the difficulties, that people new to auditing face, is getting the right balance between events that are interesting and the volume of events logged. A name for this problem is “the size of the haystack problem”. It comes … Tue, 27 May 2014 16:12:11 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2014/05/23/right-tools-for-cybersecurity-skills-shortage/ For some time, employment statistics have pointed to a shortage of trained and experienced IT professionals specializing in network security. A recent survey from Janco Associates suggests that IT jobs are growing slowly, but that many of those jobs are … Fri, 23 May 2014 15:03:07 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2014/05/21/password-opinions-and-advice-on-spiceworks/ Recently a discussion on Spiceworks induced me to think about password policy, how we should approach it and what are the best practices. I summarized IT Pros’ comments and hereby I suggest my point of view on how password policy … Wed, 21 May 2014 11:59:16 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2014/05/20/spice-heads-guessing-future-of-auditing/ Last Monday Netwrix released Netwrix Auditor 6.0 loaded with 2 market-leading enhancements: -          Enterprise Overview Dashboards -          Comprehensive SharePoint Auditing But before all information was unveiled, we decided to launch a contest on Spiceworks.com: the Spice Heads were asked to … Tue, 20 May 2014 12:23:47 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2014/05/14/top-five-security-lessons-from-target-data-breach/ Although the data breach at retailer Target took place several months ago, new information continues to surface, and the ripples for the IT industry will no doubt continue for a very long time. For instance, Bloomberg Businessweek reported that Target’s … Wed, 14 May 2014 15:03:06 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2014/05/13/find-lost-file-with-netwrix-auditor/ Has it ever happened to you: your file rests safely where you left it, but when you need it, it’s suddenly gone? Sure it has! You may use Search and try to find the lost file yourself, or you may … Tue, 13 May 2014 13:50:00 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2014/05/12/completevisibility-has-arrived-with-netwrix-auditor-6/ Well there, we proudly announce the release of Netwrix Auditor 6.0! This is a really exciting moment for all of us here at Netwrix, as this platform update delivers #completevisibility for your entire IT infrastructure. In this newsflash you will … Mon, 12 May 2014 14:55:58 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2014/05/07/finding-lost-files-with-file-server-change-reporter/ Today we are going to talk about finding “lost” files with File Server auditing. But first, how many of you are aware that users have a lot in common with a five year old? Now, before I start getting hate … Wed, 07 May 2014 15:39:05 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2014/05/06/netwrix-at-teched-2014-booth-1615/ We are glad to announce, that Netwrix will be presented at the 22. TechEd North America, which will take place on May 12-15 in Houston, Texas. TechEd is Microsoft’s premier technology conference for IT Professionals and Enterprise Developers; its goal … Tue, 06 May 2014 12:30:35 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2014/05/05/completevisibility_raffle/ So far, there are six solutions based on Netwrix Auditor platform: Netwrix Auditor for Active Directory Netwrix Auditor for Exchange Netwrix Auditor for File Servers Netwrix Auditor for SQL Server Netwrix Auditor for VMware Netwrix Auditor for Windows Server In … Mon, 05 May 2014 12:47:12 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2014/05/01/demystifying-security-term-confusion/ Security terms can often cause head scratching confusion. From acronyms to convoluted marketing and technical jargon, security terminology is among the most difficult to decipher. Daniel Humphries, researcher for Software Advice, a company that reviews and researches IT security solutions, … Thu, 01 May 2014 10:00:27 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2014/04/29/exchange-2013-cas-configuration-part-2/ In the previous article, we discussed the features of Client Access Server (CAS) regarding creation and configuration of certificates. In this part, we will learn, how to configure Outlook Anywhere, CAS URL and the connectors. Outlook Anywhere Configuration Outlook Anywhere … Tue, 29 Apr 2014 12:51:53 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2014/04/23/the-state-of-it-changes-survey/ There is no doubt, that organizations of all kinds and sizes face everyday changes to their critical IT systems. As the topic of administrative security becomes more and more important, the hazards of data breaches, information leakage and downtime must … Wed, 23 Apr 2014 11:12:32 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2014/04/22/heartbleed-a-common-sense-approach/ You’ve probably heard all about the Heartbleed vulnerability by now. Although it might not mean the total collapse of the Internet, as initial wild reports suggested, it’s also not something you can simply ignore. There are definitely some steps business … Tue, 22 Apr 2014 12:20:10 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2014/04/15/exchange-2013-cas-configuration-part-1/ We continue the “Deep Dive” series. In it you might find the answers to some of your technical questions. The industry experts will provide their insights on several topics and research some new features of most popular applications. The first … Tue, 15 Apr 2014 12:50:53 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2014/04/11/can-security-and-compliance-coexist/ Both security and compliance are all about establishing (and implementing) standards that ensure an environment where company assets and data is accessed and utilized properly. So if you were asked, “Do you think security and compliance really coexist?” you’d most … Fri, 11 Apr 2014 11:34:38 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2014/04/08/rip-windowsxp/ Does anyone of you guys remember the first days when Windows XP became available? I do! If I had to describe my first impressions of it, I would say “It just works!” Preceded by the release of a buggy and … Tue, 08 Apr 2014 14:06:35 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2014/04/02/auditing-in-your-security-strategy/ When you hear the word audit and consider how it pertains to your security strategy, most organizations think of auditing as something you do once a year or when a problem arises. But just how should auditing be an integral part of … Wed, 02 Apr 2014 13:19:16 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2014/04/01/predict/ Today we are glad to announce a long-awaited release of a new groundbreaking technology. Netwrix Auditor is now programmed to capture the brain activity of system administrators and can predict their actions that can impact your company’s security or compliance, … Tue, 01 Apr 2014 08:40:59 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2014/03/28/cloud-vs-in-house/ As new technologies come to our life, it is always tempting to fall under their magic charms. But with the time passing it is important not to stay overwhelmed by “the newest and shiniest thing on the market”, but rather … Fri, 28 Mar 2014 10:37:04 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2014/03/21/configuring-exchange-2013-for-site-resilience-2/ Herewith we start a series, that we decided to call “Deep Dive”. In it you might find the answers to some of your technical questions. The industry experts will provide their insights on several topics and research some new features … Fri, 21 Mar 2014 12:47:10 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2014/03/18/securing-active-directory-administration-3/ We continue the series of posts about aspects of securing Active Directory administration, created by Brian Svidergol. There are three parts to this series, each one dedicated to a specific problem around securing Active Directory administration. To get a deeper insight … Tue, 18 Mar 2014 13:23:31 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2014/03/14/securing-active-directory-administration-2/ We continue the series of posts about aspects of securing Active Directory administration, created by Brian Svidergol. There are three parts to this series, each one dedicated to a specific problem around securing Active Directory administration. The first part, focusing on … Fri, 14 Mar 2014 14:24:27 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2014/03/11/its-only-a-matter-of-time-surviving-an-it-audit/ Date: Thursday, March 13 at 11:00am PT / 2:00pm ET If you haven’t been through one, IT audits are a painful experience. An auditor starts digging deeper and deeper into your IT security and processes, each question seemingly more impossible than … Tue, 11 Mar 2014 14:36:10 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2014/03/07/securing-active-directory-administration/ We begin a series of posts about aspects of securing Active Directory administration, created by Brian Svidergol. There will be three parts to this series, each one dedicated to a specific problem around securing Active Directory administration and provide some thoughts … Fri, 07 Mar 2014 09:09:50 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2014/03/04/surviving-a-sox-audit-temp-accounts/ We continue a series of articles about aspects of SOX audit by Richard Muniz. The first one tells about the challenges of an internal audit, network security and some common mistakes IT Pros make. The second one illustrates how a SOX audit results can show … Tue, 04 Mar 2014 11:52:49 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2014/02/25/data-breaches-caused-by-missed-security-changes/ When stories come up in the news about data breaches, if you’re like me, you tend to gloss over them if they seem similar to something you’ve already read.  I almost did that today.  But something in this story really got … Tue, 25 Feb 2014 12:11:56 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2014/02/20/preparing-for-the-outside-auditor-with-regular-monitoring/ Does your business get audited by outside agencies? If you handle sensitive data, such as customer credit card numbers or patient health information, there’s a good chance you do. And the approach of auditors probably fills most IT professionals with … Thu, 20 Feb 2014 13:12:21 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2014/02/18/take-the-survey-2014-state-of-it-changes/ Participate in Netwrix’s “2014 State of IT Changes” survey and be entered to win one of five $50 Amazon gift cards. This simple 12 question survey focuses on how you and your organization look at changes to your IT infrastructure, … Tue, 18 Feb 2014 17:23:08 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2014/02/03/active_directory_webinar/ Date: Thursday, February 20, 2014 Time: 2:00 PM EST Active Directory Auditing Headaches (and How to Solve Them) Keeping tabs on changes to Active Directory can be a challenge for even the most experienced IT administrator. From auditing privileged user activity, tracking … Mon, 03 Feb 2014 16:15:52 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2014/01/31/change-your-password-day/ So last year, Matt Buchanan at Gizmodo decided that on February 1st would be a day everyone should take the opportunity to change their passwords so some resemblance of security is maintained at least once a year. It’s a great … Fri, 31 Jan 2014 16:30:08 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2014/01/29/sox-audit/ I’d made the statement in my earlier blog that SOX is a lot about good, old fashioned security. Well, this is the beginning of reinforcing that statement, and illustrating how a SOX audit results can show you what needs to … Wed, 29 Jan 2014 15:55:39 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2014/01/22/auditing-the-single-biggest-lesson-to-learn/ The young lady that was reviewing our audit with me sure didn’t look like a vampire.  But as she dug deeper and deeper into our results, I began to feel myself getting weaker and weaker, just as if she were … Wed, 22 Jan 2014 17:41:11 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2014/01/17/5-star-it-systems-auditing/ Petri.co.il, a trusted online resource for IT Pros has conducted a product review of Netwrix Auditor, our flagship solution for IT systems auditing. During the review Netwrix Auditor was put through its paces in the Petri’s test lab, harder than … Fri, 17 Jan 2014 11:51:24 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2014/01/14/it_systems_monitoring-html/ This big old globe of ours keeps rolling around the sun, and as we turn the corner into a brand new year, it’s a good time to take stock and plan for a better, more secure future. In the IT … Tue, 14 Jan 2014 13:57:18 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2013/12/24/3592/ What an incredible year we’ve had here at Netwrix! I want to thank each of you – those who test, try and evaluate or solutions, those that use our freeware to solve IT issues, and those that purchase our solutions … Tue, 24 Dec 2013 19:56:29 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2013/12/19/password-manager-freeware/ We want everyone in the IT community to start 2014 strong. That’s why we’ve extended Netwrix’s Password Manager Freeware from 50 licenses to 100 licenses as our gift to you! User password management has always been a cumbersome task for IT … Thu, 19 Dec 2013 14:01:39 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2013/12/17/netwrix-password-manager-is-now-100-free-for-up-to-100-users/ We want everyone in the IT community to start 2014 strong. That’s why we’ve extended Netwrix’s Password Manager Freeware from 50 licenses to 100 licenses as our gift to you! User password management has always been a cumbersome task for IT … Tue, 17 Dec 2013 17:01:39 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2013/12/05/can-nsa-spot-the-adversary/ The NSA released a PDF entitled “Spotting the Adversary with Windows Event Log Monitoring” earlier this year. While there’s a bit of irony in this, given the whole Snowden story that followed the release of this document, the PDF is … Thu, 05 Dec 2013 12:26:38 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2013/12/03/windows-it-pro-community-chooses-netwrix-auditor/   Last week Windows IT Pro, a well-known on-line publication for IT professionals, announced the results of their annual Community Choice Awards. Netwrix Auditor, our flagship product, received two Gold Awards this year and was named the Best Auditing/Compliance Product … Tue, 03 Dec 2013 16:18:45 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2013/11/21/ultimate-battle-resetting-user-account-password-powershell-vs-netwrix-password-manager/ One of the most frequent tasks of an IT admin is resetting the user account passwords. This is a pretty simple and straightforward task, however if you’re managing hundreds of active users in your environment this might become a routine and … Thu, 21 Nov 2013 11:57:42 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2013/11/11/best-practices-for-change-management-in-the-data-center/ When it comes to change management, Scott Matteson gets it.  Too many companies today make changes without any kind of change management in place. Scott’s approach even includes the mandated use of individual accounts to perform changes so that Auditing … Mon, 11 Nov 2013 15:10:07 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2013/11/07/death-by-event-log-overload/ When it comes to security, event logs are supposed to be the best friends of an IT guy managing the environment, right? Roger Grimes from InfoWorld claims that the evidence of malicious activity can be found in Event Logs. So, if … Thu, 07 Nov 2013 11:11:02 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2013/10/31/audit-domain-group-changes-using-event-log-subscription/ Many IT folks like the “Do-it-Yourself” approach to solving many tasks. This article written by Chris Colorado provides some very detailed instructions on how to setup Active Directory Auditing of not just one DC, but (in theory) all of them, … Thu, 31 Oct 2013 11:52:12 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2013/10/28/being-compliant-is-never-too-late/ September 23, 2013 was a deadline for all medical industry contractors and vendors to comply with HIPAA omnibus rule. This applies to all companies that touched sensitive patient information such as law firms, accountants, data analytics, and other health IT … Mon, 28 Oct 2013 12:24:10 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2013/10/24/next-generation-of-siems-ease-of-use-analyze-more-data/ In one of the most recent articles posted on darkreading.com, Robert Lemans speaks about the new features of Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) systems and some common problems the comapnies face when using them. The most interesting quote in … Thu, 24 Oct 2013 15:48:38 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2013/10/22/redmond-magazine-reviews-netwrix-auditor-5-0/ Redmond Magazine has conducted  a product review of Netwrix Auditor. Our flagship solution for configuration auditing of IT systems received an exceptional rating of 9.2 out of 10. None of Netwrix Auditor’s competitors received such a high score. According to … Tue, 22 Oct 2013 13:56:53 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2013/10/18/top-6-security-breaches-that-auditing-would-have-prevented/ Because IT security breaches have become so prevalent, the common model for addressing them is often more reactive than proactive. Have you given up and given in to the idea that breaches are inevitable? Money, time and effort is put … Fri, 18 Oct 2013 15:32:21 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2013/10/15/keeping-your-security-in-a-known-state/ Cicso’s recently published the results of  a survey of Public Sector CIOs showing a surge in intent to allocate budget for security in 2014. This comes as no surprise, given the rise in both external and internal threats to organizations. … Tue, 15 Oct 2013 13:15:27 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2013/10/10/live-webinar-that-every-it-pro-should-attend/ Date: Thursday, October 17, 2013 Time: 2:00 PM EDT Auditing Group Policy Changes: What you DON’T know CAN hurt you! Like just about every AD shop, you rely on Group Policy to ensure a secure and productive working environment for … Thu, 10 Oct 2013 16:37:01 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2013/10/07/the-state-of-active-directory-auditing-2013/ It’s a never–ending problem: if you have more than one person managing Active Directory, you’ll eventually find yourself in a situation where AD isn’t configured the way you expected and you have no idea how you got there. We held … Mon, 07 Oct 2013 13:17:47 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2013/10/03/even-in-an-organizational-shutdown-compliance-and-security-are-expected/ So, the U.S. government shutdown on October 1st with much focus on “essential” and “non-essential” employees. In the case of an organizational shutdown (read: pretty much every weekend, holiday, etc.) IT is always on the “essential” employees list. Since IT, … Thu, 03 Oct 2013 16:25:56 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2013/09/30/live-webinar-making-your-active-directory-life-easy/ Join us on Tuesday, October 1st for the “Making You Active Directory Life Easy“ Webinar, hosted by Netwrix and Spiceworks. Nick Cavalancia and Jeff Melnick will talk about some of the more time-consuming issues faced by AD administrators today, discuss what tools are … Mon, 30 Sep 2013 13:46:50 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2013/09/24/avoid-security-blind-spots-and-vulnerabilities-with-configuration-auditing/ A recent market report produced by the Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG) details the IT security industry’s evolution over the past decade from the introduction of network access control (NAC) to what ESG now sees as Endpoint Visibility, Access, and Security … Tue, 24 Sep 2013 12:55:32 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2013/09/16/vote-for-netwrix-in-windows-it-pro-awards-2013/ Let the world know about how much you are enjoying Netwrix products. You are the one who can help us make our software even better! Please spend 2 minutes of your time and support Netwrix by voting in 2013 Windows IT Pro Community … Mon, 16 Sep 2013 09:30:09 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2013/09/13/netwrix-launches-a-premium-support-service/ Tthe Premium Support Service becomes available for all Netwrix customers worldwide. The top 5 benefits of the premium support include: 24×5 phone support Almost two times higher SLA Access to betas 3 Custom SSRS reports Monthly product updates Thanks to … Fri, 13 Sep 2013 14:46:13 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2013/08/19/free-cheat-sheet-on-file-server-auditing/ Our next FREE cheat sheet is devoted to auditing changes in the File Server. In this quick guide you’ll find the information about required system configurations, HOW-TOs and event IDs that could be helpfull you when auditing your File Servers. … Mon, 19 Aug 2013 15:39:12 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2013/08/06/top-5-reasons-for-configuration-auditing-your-it-environment/ One of Ben Franklin’s well-known sayings is “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” What’s perhaps less well-known is that he was referring to the need for configuration auditing of business IT systems. OK, maybe not; he … Tue, 06 Aug 2013 16:06:54 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2013/08/05/did-snowden-dissipate-the-cloud/ If you turn on your TV right now, what will you see? That’s right, something about Edward Snowden. Some say he is a criminal, others claim that he is a brave warrior fighting against the system… But it is indisputable … Mon, 05 Aug 2013 16:35:25 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2013/08/02/new-release-netwrix-auditor-5-0/ Netwrix Auditor 5.0 is really a milestone release. Share this wonderful moment with us and check out what’s new: Updates to Netwrix Auditor user interface New features for AD, GPO and Exchange – here’re few examples: - Automatic audit configuration for … Fri, 02 Aug 2013 15:02:02 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2013/07/30/netwrix-sysadmin-day-contest-winners/ IT pros from all around the globe took part in Netwrix SysAdmin Day Contest 2013. This year we’ve had two separate contests – one was launched on Spiceworks for Spiceheads only and the second one was opened on Twitter, Google+, … Tue, 30 Jul 2013 12:00:35 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2013/07/29/top5_free_tools/ These simple tools proved useful for thousands of IT pros all over the world. Track changes to IT infrastructure, manage passwords, troubleshoot account lockouts and more. Remember, it’s not a trial, it’s Free.   1. Netwrix Auditor Configuration auditing for … Mon, 29 Jul 2013 16:29:41 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2013/07/26/netwrix-auditor-wins-again/ Netwrix Auditor received one more award from WindowSecurity.com. This time Netwrix Auditor was selected by the readers and received the WindowSecurity Reader’s Choice award as the best product for Group Policy Management with 27% of total votes. See the full … Fri, 26 Jul 2013 14:58:13 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2013/07/25/top-10-systems-that-all-organizations-need-to-audit/ Ask an IT manager to tell you who made what changes to system configurations in their IT infrastructure and it will often involve a time-consuming manual process of trawling through a disparate array of native audit logs from servers and … Thu, 25 Jul 2013 16:58:41 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2013/07/22/top-5-features-of-configuration-auditing-solutions/ Auditing, compliance, forensics… if these terms sound familiar, then probably you have already considered the installation of a configuration auditing solution in your IT environment. Was it easy for you to understand all the features provided by different tools and … Mon, 22 Jul 2013 14:43:09 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2013/07/19/free-guide-for-windows-server-auditing/ Configuration auditing of the Windows Server is tricky, especially for those who are just starting out. We have created a guide that could be helpful for you guys. It contains some useful tips and reference information that you could use … Fri, 19 Jul 2013 13:51:28 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2013/07/18/netwrix-sys-admin-contest-2013/ This is your day, and it’s the best time to thank you. Not just for the work that you do, but because you are amazing folks, relentless and simply the best! Walking in your shoes is never easy and sometimes not … Thu, 18 Jul 2013 12:04:45 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2013/07/15/netwrix-auditor-windowsecurity-award/ One of the most popular web-sites for IT professionals has conducted an independent review of Netwrix Auditor. Our flagship solution for information technology audit received the highest 5 out of 5 overall score and a WidnowSecurity Gold Award. ‘Netwrix Auditor has … Mon, 15 Jul 2013 13:23:59 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2013/06/13/netwrix-change-reporter-is-now-netwrix-auditor/ Forrester named configuration auditing the #1 security technology for next 5 years: netwrix.com/configuration-auditing “Configuration auditing tools can help you analyze your configurations according to best practices, enforce configuration standards and adhere to regulatory requirements.” Following our recent announcement of the … Thu, 13 Jun 2013 13:04:44 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2013/05/24/codie-awards-2013/ Awards season is in full swing in the software industry, with the latest technology nods coming from the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA). The group’s CODiE Awards are going 27 years strong, recognizing leading products and services for excellence … Fri, 24 May 2013 12:49:04 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2013/05/15/it-security-monitoring/ Here’s how the story goes: A talented system administrator, whom we’ll call J.C., joins a major pharmaceutical company. J.C. is told to leave after an internal dispute but then later brought back as a consultant. His good friend, who also … Wed, 15 May 2013 16:17:21 +0000 http://www.netwrix.com/windows_server_auditing.html New version of Windows Server Change Reporter (4.0.449) has been released. Tue, 2 Apr 2013 12:00:00 -0500 http://blog.netwrix.com/2013/04/02/dns-auditing/ Microsoft DNS (Domain Name Service) is the service for all computer name resolution for both the Internet and also for Microsoft’s Active Directory. Every web browser request, every Active Directory logon, every email that is routed touches DNS somehow. Within … Tue, 02 Apr 2013 15:39:49 +0000 http://www.netwrix.com/network_infrastructure_change_reporter_freeware.html New version of Network Infrastructure Change Reporter (2.0.24) has been released. Tue, 19 Mar 2013 12:00:00 -0500 http://blog.netwrix.com/2013/03/11/siem-challenges/ A recent study reported by CIO magazine revealed SIEM challenges, saying that 1/3 of SIEM owners would stop using their current solution in favor of a more efficient and affordable solution. The study cited SIEM owner’s main complaints being: Long-complex … Mon, 11 Mar 2013 18:55:21 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2013/02/26/apt-threats-make-change-auditing-more-critical-than-ever/ Cyber-attacks seem to be everywhere in the news these days. Some of the scariest attacks are those that fall under that Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) category. APT threats are especially scary because they work well for the attacker and are … Tue, 26 Feb 2013 22:17:55 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2013/02/11/find-account-lockout-source/ There has been a surge in the number of account lockout incidents in the past several years. The increase is in large part due to the number of BYOD devices that are connecting to today’s networks. These devices often cache … Mon, 11 Feb 2013 13:00:07 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2013/02/05/new-hipaa-2013-changes-require-more-organizations-to-comply/ The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a HIPAA 2013 omnibus ruling in January that expands the list of organizations that must comply with HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) requirements.  Prior to this ruling HIPAA directly affected health … Tue, 05 Feb 2013 16:10:23 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2013/01/28/top-3-requirements-for-privilege-user-activity-monitoring/ If you haven’t heard, Netwrix released User Activity Video Reporter last week. The User Activity Video Reporter solution is purpose built to monitor privilege user activity across critical IT systems. Like a surveillance system for your servers, the solution easily … Mon, 28 Jan 2013 17:40:23 +0000 http://www.netwrix.com/server_auditing_tool.html New version of User Activity Video Reporter (1.0.149) has been released. Thu, 24 Jan 2013 12:00:00 -0500 http://blog.netwrix.com/2013/01/21/netwrix-virtual-customer-conference/ Thank you to everyone who took time out of their busy week to attend the Netwrix Virtual Customer Conference. If you are an existing customer and you missed the first session your sales representative can provide you with a link to … Mon, 21 Jan 2013 14:07:29 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2013/01/08/techrepublic-covers-netwrix-revolutionary-approch/ Change and Configuration auditing is fundamental in identifying risk across critical systems through-out the entire IT infrastructure. Implementing effective auditing can be a challenge without a solid solution like the Netwrix Change Reporter platform. TechRepublic covered Netwrix in a recent article … Tue, 08 Jan 2013 17:04:15 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2013/01/04/is-2013-the-year-of-affordable-siem/ The Security Information and Event Management  (SIEM) market continued showing strong growth in 1012 and most analysts are predicting that this will continue or increase. Of course as the global economy improves, IT budgets will open up and projects that … Fri, 04 Jan 2013 21:07:10 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2012/12/21/take-a-quiz-win-a-prize/ Are you counting days until the holidays? We are! And we cannot wait anymore… Starting today you have a great chance to receive a holiday gift from Netwrix – the sought-after iPad Mini. Take part in our Holiday Quiz on … Fri, 21 Dec 2012 09:42:13 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2012/12/06/50-of-it-shops-still-dont-have-siem/ A recent Netwrix survey showed that 50% of the survey participants had no SIEM solution; leaving them vulnerable to security breaches and compliance failures. These failures will eventually result in financial, intellectual property losses and in some cases damage to … Thu, 06 Dec 2012 18:13:36 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2012/11/23/netwrix-wins-six-2012-community-choice-and-editors-best-awards-from-windows-it-pro-magazine/ Windows IT Pro Magazine’s readers have spoken and Netwrix Active Directory Change Reporter and Netwrix Change Reporter Suite both won Gold in Community Choice awards by Penton Media’s Windows IT Pro Magazine. Netwrix Active Directory Change Reporter received Gold in … Sat, 24 Nov 2012 00:49:20 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2012/11/21/reduce-help-desk-calls-with-the-new-version-of-netwrix-password-expiration-notifier-3-2/ According to a study by Forrester Research, 20% to 50% of all help desk calls are password related, and these calls cost the site an average of $70 each. Password expiration is a common IT support issue – passwords that … Wed, 21 Nov 2012 18:28:47 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2012/11/19/netwrix-sets-the-pace-for-windows-change-auditing/ Simplicity, efficiency and affordability combined with broad platform support made Netwrix #1 in Change Auditing. Netwrix builds upon this success by introducing Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8 platform support. Netwrix leads the competition in the Microsoft Windows change auditing … Mon, 19 Nov 2012 15:40:47 +0000 http://www.netwrix.com/active_directory_change_reporting_freeware.html New version of Active Directory Change Reporter (7.2.721) has been released. Fri, 16 Nov 2012 12:00:00 -0500 http://blog.netwrix.com/2012/11/13/top-5-freeware-identity-management-tools/ The updated hit-list of popular freeware password and user account management tools for system administrators. 1. Netwrix Password Manager Features forgotten password reset, account lockout troubleshooting, manual account unlock through a secure web-based interface or a Windows application. Download now… … Tue, 13 Nov 2012 11:37:54 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2012/11/12/top-5-freeware-it-infrastructure-auditing-tools/ Get the most out of new and updated freeware change auditing tools for Windows administrators and other security professionals. Mon, 12 Nov 2012 09:57:42 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2012/10/31/complimentary-nfr-license-for-active-directory-change-reporter/ Special announcement for Microsoft certified professionals! Provided that you are a Microsoft Certified Professional – MCP (MCSE, MCSA, MSITP, etc); Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) or a Most Valuable Professional (MVP), you are eligible to get not-for-resale (NFR) license keys … Wed, 31 Oct 2012 06:03:34 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2012/10/29/netwrix-identity-management-solution-receives-high-rating-in-the-latest-sc-magazine-group-test/ Netwrix Identity Management Suite received a near-perfect 4 and ½ star overall rating in SC Magazine’s 2012 Identity Management, NAC and DLP Group Test review for the exceptional ease of use, great features and support options. There were fifteen products … Mon, 29 Oct 2012 15:48:14 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2012/10/22/it-audit-process-real-life-example/ I recently stumbled upon this post in Spiceworks community that talks about someone’s upcoming audit with BDO (a major international audit firm – not from Big 3, but still pretty large). Thanks to this Spicehead (this is how they call … Mon, 22 Oct 2012 18:55:42 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2012/10/19/intrusive-agents-will-cause-audit-failures/ Over the past several months I have had the pleasure of speaking with many customers who are looking to switch out their existing auditing platform for Netwrix Change Reporter Suite. They are most concerned about continuity of auditing over their … Fri, 19 Oct 2012 21:29:09 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2012/10/19/unified-auditing-of-exchange-and-non-owner-mailbox-access/ Great news! Now Netwrix Exchange Change Reporter features extended functionality – the non-owner mailbox access reporting which is critical to ensure reliable email operation, security and compliance. Download Trial One-to-One Demo The new Netwrix Exchange Change Reporter generates crystal-clear reports … Fri, 19 Oct 2012 16:49:29 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2012/10/17/netwrix-change-reporter-suite-3-1-for-unified-auditing-of-critical-it-systems/ Netwrix announces the release of Change Reporter Suite 3.1 – a new version of Netwrix flagship solution for auditing changes in the entire IT infrastructure with the broadest platform coverage in the industry. The revamped change auditing solution now includes … Wed, 17 Oct 2012 13:44:12 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2012/10/15/vote-for-netwrix-in-2013-sc-magazine-awards/ Please support Netwrix by voting into the 2013 SC Awards (by SC Magazine) for the Best Computer Forensics Tool category. The nominated solution is Netwrix Change Reporter Suite. Please, note that you have to be an SC Magazine subscriber and … Mon, 15 Oct 2012 13:20:13 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2012/10/04/netwrix-sets-new-standard-for-unified-auditing-with-the-new-version-of-active-directory-change-reporter/ The long-awaited Active Directory Change Reporter 7.1 is finally released featuring the improved support for Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 among other new features and filling the gap left by Microsoft’s native auditing. Netwrix Active Directory Change Reporter clearly displays the … Thu, 04 Oct 2012 16:12:58 +0000 http://www.netwrix.com/active_directory_change_reporting_freeware.html New version of Active Directory Change Reporter (7.1.652) has been released. Tue, 2 Oct 2012 12:00:00 -0500 http://blog.netwrix.com/2012/09/27/software-agents-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/ Anytime a software vendor’s says they require the use of agents red flags should go up in the mind of the consumer. Taking a little extra time to review and understand the reason for the agent will allow the customer to … Thu, 27 Sep 2012 13:00:40 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2012/09/25/netwrix-releases-all-in-one-suite-the-complete-collection-of-all-netwrix-products-now-easier-to-install-and-use/ Netwrix All-in-One Suite combines all Netwrix products together into a one integrated cost-effective solution that ensures the top-level IT infrastructure security and compliance, at the same time helping solve various IT systems and identity management challenges. Netwrix All-in-One Suite (the … Tue, 25 Sep 2012 17:09:53 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2012/09/25/please-vote-for-netwrix-at-the-annual-windows-it-pro-community-choice-awards/ You can help Netwrix to be honored with the prestigious Windows IT Pro Community Choice Awards and today we count on all your support. Simply go to the voting page and select Netwrix products in all possible categories – it … Tue, 25 Sep 2012 09:44:58 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2012/09/24/netwrix-wins-a-gold-trophy-in-the-annual-2012-american-business-awards/ Netwrix Change Reporter Suite was honored as Gold Stevie Award winner in the follwoing category: New Product or Service of the Year – Software – Systems Management Solution. As Gold Stevie Award winners Netwrix received a Gold Stevie Award trophy. … Mon, 24 Sep 2012 20:21:14 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2012/09/24/netwrix-adds-database-content-audit-feature-to-latest-version-of-award-winning-sql-server-change-reporter/ Netwrix extends its leadership in unified auditing for critical IT systems with the latest release of SQL Server Change Reporter which now includes database content audit. Powered by AuditAssurance™ technology, Netwrix SQL Server Change Reporter audits and reports changes made … Mon, 24 Sep 2012 12:52:15 +0000 http://www.netwrix.com/sql_server_audit_change_reporter_freeware.html New version of SQL Server Change Reporter (2.5.189) has been released. Fri, 14 Sep 2012 12:00:00 -0500 http://blog.netwrix.com/2012/08/29/complimentary-nfr-license-for-active-directory-change-reporter/ There is no excerpt because this is a protected post. Wed, 29 Aug 2012 17:34:34 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2012/08/29/get-free-licenses-or-complimentary-technical-support/ Have you found our Active Directory auditing quick reference guide useful? Now share it on Facebook , Twitter  or any other social network Send us a link to your page with the shared reference guide and get a gift of your … Wed, 29 Aug 2012 15:00:05 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2012/08/27/top-trends-driving-access-governance/ Making sure that the right people have correct resource access is the very definition of Authorization. The first step in Authorization begins with Authentication of a person’s identity to make sure they are who they claim to be.  After Authentication, there … Mon, 27 Aug 2012 20:02:20 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2012/08/14/please-vote-for-netwrix-at-peoples-choice-stevie-awards-for-favorite-new-products/ You can help Netwrix Change Reporter Suite win People’s Choice Stevie Award for Favorite New Products. The Netwrix Change Auditing Solution has been nominated in the ‘Software – Systems Management category’. We ask you to support us by casting your … Tue, 14 Aug 2012 18:12:12 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2012/08/14/reducing-the-cost-of-employee-owned-mobile-devices/ The broad appeal of using personal mobile devices at work has driven IT to develop effective employee device policies. While allowing employees to “Bring Your Own Device” (BYOD) does have its advantages, traditional costs associated with users connecting to the … Tue, 14 Aug 2012 17:15:31 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2012/08/06/new-version-netwrix-non-owner-mailbox-access-reporter-for-exchange-3-0/ We are pleased to announce the release of Netwrix Non-owner Mailbox Access Reporter for Exchange 3.0 which is an integral component of both Netwrix Change Reporter Suite and Enterprise Management Suite. Netwrix Non-owner Mailbox Access Reporter for Exchange automatically audits … Mon, 06 Aug 2012 18:03:22 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2012/08/02/identifying-file-and-folder-owners-for-dynamic-access-control/ Microsoft is preparing to release Windows Server 2012 and among the hundreds of updates and new features in this release - one feature stands out as a potential game changing technology; Dynamic Access Control (DAC). DAC centralizes File System access decisions … Thu, 02 Aug 2012 13:51:30 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2012/07/27/netwrix-wins-windowssecurity-com-readers-choice-award/ WindowsSecurity.com readers have spoken and Netwrix Group Policy Change Reporter was selected Best Group Policy Management product in the WindowSecurity.com Readers’ Choice Awards. The award is further confirmation that Windows Security professionals and Active Directory Admins prefer Netwrix Group Policy … Fri, 27 Jul 2012 14:52:52 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2012/07/27/happy-sys-admin-day/ I’m sure everybody who reads this blog knows that today is the System Administrator Appreciation Day. I want to congratulate all IT guys and girls in the world and wish you good luck, better jobs, career growth, less routine and … Fri, 27 Jul 2012 09:04:32 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2012/07/26/netwrix-event-log-manager-4-0-officially-available-for-public-download/ We are pleased to announce the release of Netwrix Event Log Manager 4.0 - a brand new version with important new features as syslog events (Unix and Linux support), improved event collection and reporting and many other features. Netwrix Event Log Manager … Thu, 26 Jul 2012 20:41:18 +0000 http://www.netwrix.com/non_owner_mailbox_access_reporter_exchange_freeware.html New version of Non-owner Mailbox Access Reporter for Exchange (3.0.114) has been released. Thu, 26 Jul 2012 12:00:00 -0500 http://blog.netwrix.com/2012/07/25/top-10-powershell-scripts-that-vmware-administrators-should-use/ I recently came across an interesting post on www.virtual-strategy.com that I wanted to share with you. Despite the fact that it dates back to 2008 it is still relevant today for all IT pros working with VMware. The author, Eric … Wed, 25 Jul 2012 17:19:42 +0000 http://www.netwrix.com/event_log_archiving_consolidation_freeware.html New version of Event Log Manager (4.0.263) has been released. Tue, 24 Jul 2012 12:00:00 -0500 http://blog.netwrix.com/2012/07/17/interpreting-active-directory-audit-data-not-so-simple/ It had been a while since I needed to comb through event logs to figure out some change in Active Directory. Having just joined Netwrix, I thought it may be a good idea to spend some time reviewing Windows auditing … Tue, 17 Jul 2012 17:00:24 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2012/07/11/full-featured-netwrix-service-monitor-is-now-100-freeware/ Netwrix Service Monitor is a 100% freeware now capable of start a service, restart a computer or even start a user-defined program. It supports unlimited number of servers (before it could handle only 10). Wed, 11 Jul 2012 17:03:03 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2012/07/11/new-version-netwrix-account-lockout-examiner-4-1/ New in Netwrix Account Lockout Examiner version 4.1: • New features: new email notifications, lockout analysis feature • Improved account lockout representation results; major bug fixes and stability improvements Wed, 11 Jul 2012 15:03:17 +0000 http://www.netwrix.com/account_lockout_examiner.html New version of Account Lockout Examiner (4.1.380) has been released. Mon, 2 Jul 2012 12:00:00 -0500 http://blog.netwrix.com/2012/06/28/technical-briefing-it-auditing-on-a-budget/ As if public organisations aren’t under enough pressure to ensure their IT systems are safe, secure and appropriately audited and managed, their problems are further compounded by the introduction of CESG’s Good Practice Guide no.13 (GPG13), which outlines 12 key … Thu, 28 Jun 2012 14:24:24 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2012/06/25/it-infrastructur-auditing-solution-gets-5-stars-from-sc-magazine/ We are pleased to announce that Netwrix solution for IT infrastructure change auditing received 5 star rating in SC Magazine’s 2012 Risk & Policy Management Group Test which is the highest possible rating that can be achieved in this reiew. Within … Mon, 25 Jun 2012 19:53:10 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2012/06/07/netwrix-usb-blocker-voted-2nd-runner-up-by-windowssecurity-com-readers/ Netwrix USB Blocker named as winner in the WindowSecurity.com Readers’ Choice Awards! The popular freeware product has been selected a second runner up in the Endpoint Security category on WindowSecurity.com. Netwrix USB Blocker is a 100% freeware product that enforces … Thu, 07 Jun 2012 11:16:22 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2012/05/31/full-featured-netwrix-disk-space-monitor-is-now-100-free-of-charge/ Great news: full-featured edition of this award-winning systems management tool is now available at absolutely no cost for unlimited number of servers (before this, the freeware edition supported up to 10 servers only). Server disk space is a critical resource … Thu, 31 May 2012 16:00:40 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2012/05/29/the-scary-truth-about-compliance-audits/ I recently read an article on computing.co.uk written by research and analysis firm Quocirca stating that less than “20% of organisations fully automate the gathering of data for audits”. Does this surprise me? Not one bit! A majority of organisations … Tue, 29 May 2012 14:50:45 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2012/05/25/kroll-names-log-management-compliance-and-breach-notification-among-top-10-cyber-security-priorities-in-2012/ Just a few months ago, Kroll, a leading risk consulting company, announced the Top-10 Cyber Security trends for 2012. So far, they have been right on the mark. In this announcement, Kroll identifies specifically: Management and Analysis of logs, Compliance, … Fri, 25 May 2012 15:10:17 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2012/05/23/forrester-configuration-auditing-is-the-1-security-technology-for-next-5-years/ According to a recent Forrester Research, TechRadar report, configuration auditing tops the list of 5 Security Technologies for next 3 to 5 years. Per Forrester, configuration auditing systems will be in much wider use because of the increasing number of … Wed, 23 May 2012 17:42:49 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2012/05/21/netwrix-named-a-finalists-in-the-2012-10th-annual-american-business-awards/ We are proud to announce that Netwrix Change Reporter Suite 2.0 has been recoginzed a finalist in the American Business Awards 2012 (Stevie Awards) and will ultimately be a Gold, Silver, or Bronze Stevie Award winner in the program. Category: … Mon, 21 May 2012 20:27:25 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2012/05/10/respected-east-european-publication-carries-review-of-netwrix-identity-management-suite/ Below is an English translation of a product review of Netwrix Identity Management Suite. This was originally posted by Damir Dizdarevic in his blog last month. It was also published in the local Bosnian-Herzegovinian IT community on the Info.ba site. We are always … Thu, 10 May 2012 20:20:02 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2012/04/30/new-version-netwrix-file-server-change-reporter-3-3/ We are proudly presenting the release of Netwrix File Server Change Reporter 3.3 which is also an integral component of Netwrix Change Reporter Suite and Enterprise Management Suite. We invite you to download free trial ASAP to evaluate the product … Mon, 30 Apr 2012 18:18:02 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2012/04/26/full-featured-netwrix-privileged-account-manager-is-now-100-free-of-charge/ We are excited to announce that the full-featured edition of this popular identity management product is now available at absolutely no cost for unlimited number of users (before this, the freeware edition supported up to 50 users only). This is … Thu, 26 Apr 2012 16:24:40 +0000 http://www.netwrix.com/file_server_auditing_change_reporting_freeware.html New version of File Server Change Reporter (3.3.231) has been released. Tue, 17 Apr 2012 12:00:00 -0500 http://blog.netwrix.com/2012/04/09/survey-more-than-half-of-organizations-still-do-not-use-a-siem-or-log-management-solution/ This month, Netwrix poll results revealed a shocking fact: 57% of organizations still don’t employ any SIEM solution or log management tool. In 2011, more organizations than ever before confessed to major security breaches and experts predict the trend will … Mon, 09 Apr 2012 12:33:55 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2012/03/15/netwrix-change-reporter-suite-wins-in-global-excellence-awards-2012/ This award once again proves that Netwrix is #1 for change auditing considering that this is the second year in the row that Change Reporter Suite wins in Global Excellence Awards. Thu, 15 Mar 2012 11:18:26 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2012/03/14/high-marks-for-netwrix-active-directory-change-reporter-by-redmond-magazine/ In a March 2012 product review of Active Directory Change Reporter 7.0, Derek Schauland of Redmond Magazine gave a high score. He started by pointing out how native tools simply aren’t enough to get the job done when auditing Active … Wed, 14 Mar 2012 13:09:28 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2012/02/28/free-tip-sheet-for-active-directory-auditing/ Want to improve your auditing in Active Directory? Have a look at this tip sheet posted recently on our site. In it you’ll find some of the most important information you need to know about auditing Active Directory. This resource … Tue, 28 Feb 2012 13:10:40 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2012/02/27/event-log-management-free/ From now until March 31, any customer who purchases Netwrix Change Reporter Suite or Active Directory Change Reporter will automatically be entitled to receive Netwrix Event Log Manager at no charge. Mon, 27 Feb 2012 19:58:38 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2012/02/20/respected-eastern-european-publication-carries-review-of-active-directory-change-reporter/ Below is an English translation of a product review for the Netwrix Active Directory Change Reporter. This was originally posted by Damir Dizdarevic on his blog last month. It was also posted in the local Bosnian-Herzegovinian IT community on the … Mon, 20 Feb 2012 14:11:33 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2012/02/14/starting-in-2012-change-auditing-will-dominate-while-security-measures-catch-up/ Technology has produced a brave new world without physical boundaries, few rules and unprecedented risks. Our collective sense of security has deteriorated rapidly in recent years and that trend will continue through 2012. As much as technology has provided great … Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:45:04 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2012/02/07/it-survival-101-how-to-get-approval-for-your-auditing-project/ Many of you may understand the importance of auditing changes in your environment. Perhaps some of you have been thinking about how to justify IT projects to satisfy your IT audit checklist. You know the face of IT as we … Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:45:47 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2012/01/30/netwrix-change-reporter-suite-reviewed-by-respected-concentrated-technology/ Recently, the Netwrix Change Reporter Suite received an in depth review by the great team over at Concentrated Technology. Don Jones and company took a close look at our change auditing suite of tools and surveyed numerous IT pros, managers … Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:56:16 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2012/01/23/what-makes-using-group-policy-so-challenging/ Recently on Spiceworks, I shared a handy resource for users interested in Group Policy management. The post was well received by the community and I was quite pleased to have provided it. Basically, it was a TechNet resource called the … Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:38:36 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2012/01/17/recent-download-poll-suggests-it-spending-is-on-the-rise/ In the month of December, we saw one of our most active months for software downloads. Prior to download, a web-based form asks each visitor to choose what motivated them to download the product from a short list of potential … Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:01:26 +0000 http://www.netwrix.com/power_saving_energy_conservation_freeware.html New version of Workstation Power Saving Manager (1.2.169) has been released. Thu, 12 Jan 2012 12:00:00 -0500 http://blog.netwrix.com/2012/01/10/techrepublic-names-audit-logging-among-top-10-best-practices-for-windows-security/ TechRepublic recently produced a list of 10 best practices for Windows security. In it was mention of audit logging as a best practice to improve Windows security. They consider Windows auditing challenging because of the vast amounts of raw data … Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:01:27 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2012/01/03/the-abcs-of-security-and-compliance/ Understanding Security and Compliance is as easy as ABC: Access, Breaches and Changes. At a distance security and compliance share many similarities. As you get into the details, what you’ll find is that their implementation differs though the steps to … Tue, 03 Jan 2012 13:15:40 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2011/12/27/letter-to-customers-from-netwrix-ceo/ Dear Customers, as 2012 approaches, I want to extend my best wishes to you, your family and your colleagues for a healthy and Happy New Year. Tue, 27 Dec 2011 19:13:13 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2011/12/27/three-simple-concepts-to-improving-network-security/ Security means different things to different people. For IT, it means securing the network from external intruders and protecting valuable data from prying eyes internally. Since the dawn of the information age, readily available information has come with a price. … Tue, 27 Dec 2011 15:11:08 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2011/12/23/netwrix-change-reporter-suite-voted-windowsecurity-com-readers-choice-award-winner/ We are pleased to announce that Netwrix has just been honored with another great award – this time thanks to WindowSecurity.com readers – making it the 17the award within the two-month period. Netwrix Change Reporter Suite was selected the winner … Fri, 23 Dec 2011 17:39:22 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2011/12/19/why-do-some-it-pros-dislike-facebook/ Recently on Spiceworks, I posted an announcement about a new Facebook group to discuss IT Auditing, Compliance, Security, and Forensics. I did not expect some of the negative responses I received. Some IT pros don’t like Facebook, though, I should … Mon, 19 Dec 2011 14:07:08 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2011/12/15/netwrix-announces-the-bulk-password-reset-full-featured-edition-is-now-available-for-free/ As of today, our full-featured edition of the Bulk Password Reset tool is now totally 100% free including all the standard edition features not found in the previous freeware version. Use it as you wish up to 1 million users. … Thu, 15 Dec 2011 15:08:12 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2011/12/06/netwrix-vmware-change-reporter-wins-a-virtualizationadmin-com-readers-choice-award-november-2011/ Yet again, a great award announcement for Netwrix this time coming from www.virtualizationadmin.com. The Netwrix VMware Change Reporter received a second runner-up award for “Best VMware Security Product” in the 2011 Readers Choice surveys. This brings our total awards to … Tue, 06 Dec 2011 16:44:53 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2011/12/01/why-do-you-need-good-account-lockout-tools/ Recent download poll results show that administrators need good tools for troubleshooting and resolving account lock-out issues. Strong password policies and account lockout thresholds exist for very good reasons and have been common practice for a number of years now … Thu, 01 Dec 2011 13:12:46 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2011/11/28/netwrix-wins-9-windows-it-pro-2011-community-choice-awards/ We are proud to announce that for the 3rd straight year, Netwrix solutions have been recognized by the 2011 Windows IT Pro Community Choice Awards proving Netwrix is #1 for change auditing. Overall, Netwrix was awarded 9 different times including … Mon, 28 Nov 2011 16:53:27 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2011/11/21/update-your-netwrix-freeware-products-to-enjoy-advanced-reporting-capabilities/ New versions of the following products are now available for download: Netwrix Active Directory Change Reporter – now reports all values within multi-value properties including Group Membership.For example, it is now possible to see exactly what users were added or … Mon, 21 Nov 2011 20:41:14 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2011/11/11/humorous-error-messages/ It’s Friday and adding some humor to lighten things every now and again is a good thing. I recently found this TechRepublic discussion forum post entitled ‘Looking for memorable error messages’. Ask and ye shall receive and receive it did. … Fri, 11 Nov 2011 14:14:44 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2011/11/10/netwrix-receives-6-redmond-readers-choice-awards-in-2011/ This continues to be an exciting year for Netwrix. With new product updates and expansion within and outside the United States, these awards from Redmond readers are confirmation that our efforts to provide easy-to-use, lightweight and affordable change auditing, compliance … Thu, 10 Nov 2011 18:52:59 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2011/10/31/internal-employee-letter-about-netwrix-achievements/ Quick update on the most recent achievements of Netwrix in October 2011: evolving technology, smart marketing, regional expansion, better sales and customer service. Netwrix CEO and President Michael Fimin originally wrote this letter to all Netwrix employees and sent it internally, but after that we decided to make it public for the world to see, because there's really nothing to hide and everybody is very proud of what we are doing here. Mon, 31 Oct 2011 21:26:35 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2011/10/31/how-to-keep-someone-off-the-network-after-they-are-gone/ A recent discussion I started on Spiceworks regarding network security returned a number of excellent responses. I need to take a moment and thank all those that participated. IT professionals passionate about their work and choose to contribute to communities … Mon, 31 Oct 2011 18:21:03 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2011/10/25/what-it-professionals-think-about-hipaa/ A recent Spiceworks discussion on HIPAA compliance revealed many interesting thoughts from IT pros who have wrestled with HIPAA compliance directly. In this post I will attempt to summarize their perspectives on HIPAA and what you need to know. While … Tue, 25 Oct 2011 15:42:00 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2011/10/19/top-10-freeware-for-it-pros-new-updated/ Here is the updated list of award-winning freeware tools independently reviewed by industry experts – it features 2 new & one updated freeware products. These tools can save you a lot of time and make your network more efficient – … Wed, 19 Oct 2011 11:46:16 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2011/10/14/why-failing-an-audit-is-a-good-thing-thoughts-from-the-field/ Recently I posted an article in the Security Group on Spiceworks from Network World on the benefits of failing an IT audit. I also posed the question to this group, “Would you rather fail an audit to uncover weaknesses, or … Fri, 14 Oct 2011 12:04:56 +0000 http://www.netwrix.com/change_reporter_for_vmware_infrastructure_3_freeware.html New version of VMware Change Reporter (3.1.134) has been released. Wed, 12 Oct 2011 12:00:00 -0500 http://blog.netwrix.com/2011/10/12/green-it-save-the-environment-or-the-bottom-line/ This month’s download poll results from the Netwrix Workstation Power Saving Manager revealed half were simply interested in saving the bottom-line. Utility costs have been on the rise for more than a decade now forcing vendors, and businesses alike to … Wed, 12 Oct 2011 12:25:31 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2011/10/10/removable-media-convenient-portable-data-storage-or-it-threat/ Trusted employees, on-site vendors and welcomed guests pose unique security concerns considering how easy it is to plug a portable storage device into a workstation, server, or laptop that has not been appropriately secured. Compounding this problem is the technological … Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:11:46 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2011/10/05/top-3-demands-for-sql-server-auditing/ This month’s poll results revealed some very interesting details on what administrators are looking for to support their SQL server environments. Of those polled, 33.6% stated they want SQL configuration settings audited. 22.9% expressed the need for security auditing such … Wed, 05 Oct 2011 12:28:40 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2011/09/29/top-3-self-service-password-management-features-in-freeware-password-manager/ In 100 downloads of the Netwrix Password Manager, more than 58% indicated three key features as desirable and are all found in this product. Password Management tools have become extremely popular because of the many varied resources users access on … Thu, 29 Sep 2011 12:28:30 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2011/09/22/astounding-need-for-analyzing-windows-logon-events/ This week, we reviewed download poll results on two popular systems administration tools: Netwrix Logon Reporter and Netwrix Event Log Manager. Both tools help administrators gain visibility over their user activities and events that may be adversely impacting security or … Thu, 22 Sep 2011 12:37:46 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2011/09/20/netwrix-offers-soon-to-expire/ Just a friendly reminder to all of our valued customers! Although the Fall season is already upon us you still have a chance to take advantage of our latest promotions valid until September 30. OPTION #1 (Change Reporter Suite) All … Tue, 20 Sep 2011 15:18:02 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2011/09/16/active-directory-auditing-tools-competitive-review-current-version-overlooked-while-old-version-scores-high/ Recently on WindowsITPro.com , a competitive review was posted on Active Directory Auditing Tools. The author, Eric B. Rux, reviewed our previous Version 6 release of Netwrix Active Directory Change Reporter (which was recently updated after more than two years … Fri, 16 Sep 2011 13:39:21 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2011/09/15/good-news-proactive-password-security-is-increasing-in-importance/ In a recent download poll performed by Netwrix, an encouraging 54.3% of administrators expressed their need to reset passwords in-bulk reflecting the growing need to clear old passwords that for some may have not changed in years. This type of … Thu, 15 Sep 2011 12:45:19 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2011/09/09/1098/ Netwrix Identity Management Suite is an identity management solution that helps organizations solve their most pressing password management and identity lifecycle management issues like forgotten passwords, account lockouts, expiring passwords and now it is also capable of logon auditing and … Fri, 09 Sep 2011 15:44:37 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2011/09/07/overwhelming-number-of-sysadmins-need-early-warning-of-low-disk-space-issues/ In a recent download poll conducted by Netwrix, an astounding 81% of respondents indicated they need a means to detect low disk-space conditions on their servers. This percentage represents numerous environments where conservation of precious storage is a daily activity. … Wed, 07 Sep 2011 19:19:00 +0000 http://www.netwrix.com/power_saving_energy_conservation_freeware.html New version of Workstation Power Saving Manager (1.2.165) has been released. Mon, 5 Sep 2011 12:00:00 -0500 http://blog.netwrix.com/2011/08/31/why-pay-300000-for-a-lesson-in-it-security/ A recent press release from the New Jersey office of the US Attorney’s office covered the alleged exploits of a former employee who four months after they resigned returned from the comfort of their home and instigated every IT manager’s … Wed, 31 Aug 2011 17:12:26 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2011/08/29/poll-results-reveal-unmet-demand-for-active-directory-identity-management-tasks/ In a recent Netwrix poll regarding interest and use of the Identity Management Suite it was revealed that understanding what users have forgotten a password was highest on administrators’ lists of needs. Representing nearly 45% of those polled, administrators make … Mon, 29 Aug 2011 17:46:17 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2011/08/26/real-time-alerting-tops-the-list-of-must-have-event-log-management-features/ A Netwrix poll was recently taken to gauge primary interests in the intended uses of the Event Log Manager. The results of this poll revealed that of those that responded, 20% needed real-time monitoring. In addition, 10% respectively for both … Fri, 26 Aug 2011 12:10:25 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2011/08/24/are-strong-passwords-secure-enough/ Strong passwords are better than weak ones: While most will agree with this statement, there are some who disagree. Users dislike strong passwords because they are cumbersome and easily forgotten. Many users (and managers) feel it’s unnecessary because perceived risk … Wed, 24 Aug 2011 17:07:12 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2011/08/23/netwrix-releases-password-manager-6-1/ Netwrix is excited to announce the release of Password Manager 6.1, now with Google Apps integration, support of 10 languages, and availability of a brand-new freeware version. Tue, 23 Aug 2011 20:00:21 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2011/08/23/self-service-password-management-programs-are-great-but-only-if-people-use-them/ I was speaking to a client the other day about our Password Manager program that allows self service password resets and he asked me "How many of the users will actually use this?". I thought that was an odd question at first but then I looked back to my years as a Systems Admin, Systems Engineer, product installer and trainer and thought, maybe that wasn't such an odd question after all, but a serious issue that some organizations struggle with. Most clients I have spoken with estimate that about 30% of their Helpdesk activity over time is dedicated solely to unlocking and resetting user accounts. So if just 50% of the user population makes use of your self-service password reset software, you can cut the load on your helpdesk by 15%. That is well worth the effort to bringing your users into the fold. Tue, 23 Aug 2011 16:20:35 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2011/08/17/vote-for-netwrix-products-in-the-annual-windows-it-pro-%e2%80%93-community-choice-awards/ We need your help! Windows IT Pro Awards are rapidly coming to a close and we need your support to share with the IT community that Netwrix is a leader in addressing the broadest range of auditing and systems management … Wed, 17 Aug 2011 18:06:02 +0000 http://www.netwrix.com/password_manager.html New version of Password Manager (6.1.343) has been released. Wed, 17 Aug 2011 12:00:00 -0500 http://blog.netwrix.com/2011/08/16/poll-results-40-of-it-professionals-are-not-prepared-for-disasters-and-want-to-restore-ad-without-having-a-backup/ Recently, Netwrix polled IT evaluators regarding interest and use of the Active Directory Object Restore Wizard. Of those polled, nearly 40% were interested in recovering Active Directory objects that were already deleted. Just over 27% stated their needs were for … Tue, 16 Aug 2011 12:02:17 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2011/08/15/two_new_components_added_to_change_reporter_suite/ Netwrix has recently added two new components to the Change Reporter Suite: Mon, 15 Aug 2011 19:03:06 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2011/08/12/free-download-friday-netwrix-usb-blocker/ Have you “Liked” Netwrix on Facebook? If not, what are you waiting for? Like Netwrix on Facebook and visit every Friday to download your free tool. Today’s Free Download Friday tool is Netwrix USB Blocker. Is your organization protected from … Fri, 12 Aug 2011 17:12:23 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2011/08/12/part-3-of-3-recent-polls-reveal-interesting-facts-about-active-directory-logon-events-and-exchange-mailbox-auditing-requirements/ Polled download activity for the Non-Owner Mailbox Access Reporter revealed that over 87% of Exchange administrators are split nearly evenly between wanting to know non-owner mailbox access and BOTH owner and non-owner access. Both types of access won over basic … Fri, 12 Aug 2011 14:18:49 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2011/08/11/new-product-netwrix-releases-change-auditing-and-identity-management-suite/ Netwrix Corporation is excited to announce the release of Netwrix Change Auditing and Identity Management Suite for integrated enterprise-wide change auditing of the entire IT infrastructure and identity management automation. The solution, which combines the functionality offered in Netwrix Change … Thu, 11 Aug 2011 21:18:23 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2011/08/11/spiceworks-lists-netwrix-active-directory-change-reporter-in-their-product-reviews/ Spiceworks posted the Netwrix Active Directory Change Reporter in their reviews section. Members can now vote for, write a review and learn about our Active Directory change auditing tool. If you do not have a Spiceworks account, simply register for … Thu, 11 Aug 2011 20:41:28 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2011/08/10/part-2-of-3-recent-polls-reveal-interesting-facts-about-active-directory-logon-events-and-exchange-mailbox-auditing-requirements/ Administrators polled when downloading Netwrix Logon Reporter what motivates them to gain a better understanding of these events. The results were very interesting. Here’s how it breaks down: Nearly 18% cited a known compliance need and 21% indicated an organizational … Wed, 10 Aug 2011 12:13:48 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2011/08/09/don%e2%80%99t-forget-the-needs-below-the-cloud/ A recent news release by Real-Status CTO, Stace Hipperson points out that VM Sprawl is a major threat to businesses in the cloud. To these points I agree however let’s not forget about those organizations that rely heavily on virtual … Tue, 09 Aug 2011 14:15:49 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2011/08/08/part-1-of-3-recent-polls-reveal-interesting-facts-about-active-directory-logon-events-and-exchange-mailbox-auditing-requirements/ Part 1: Over the past 30-days, Netwrix has compiled the results of multiple polls given to users downloading products from our website. These results show that administrators are most interested in who made what changes in their environments and there … Mon, 08 Aug 2011 13:20:26 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2011/08/03/netwrix-regional-expansion-on-the-west-coast/ Netwrix Corporation is excited to announce its continued expansion with the official launch of its new West Coast sales and support division in Irvine, California. The new division is an integral part of Netwrix’s growth strategy and will further substantiate … Wed, 03 Aug 2011 20:24:10 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2011/08/02/the-most-important-fundamental-task-for-system-admins-account-management/ Recently I read an excellent article by Jamie Adams, http://bit.ly/pb47VM where he emphasizes the importance of the essential and often overlooked fundamental practice of good Account Management. Account Management includes the investigation, analysis and managing of passwords and accounts. What … Tue, 02 Aug 2011 17:03:04 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2011/07/29/customer-success-story-state-of-maine-audits-active-directory-to-comply-with-state-and-federal-regulations/ The State of Maine’s IT department is responsible for the delivery of safe and secure networks and systems that comply with State and Federal regulations. When Maine needed an automated solution for Active Directory change auditing, Netwrix AD Change Reporter … Fri, 29 Jul 2011 21:24:17 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2011/07/28/recent-poll-reveals-active-directory-auditing-lags/ In a partnership with Netwrix and Spiceworks, a recent poll asked members if they were auditing Active Directory events and what events in particular they would like to know more about. The results were that most members are not currently … Thu, 28 Jul 2011 15:55:13 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2011/07/26/netwrix-continues-growth-with-regional-expansion-into-japan/ Netwrix is excited to announce its recent expansion into Japan. Through Netwrix’s strategic partnership with Runexy Corporation, Netwrix has now established a completely localized Japanese presence that will further establish Netwrix’s global position as number one for change auditing. As … Tue, 26 Jul 2011 17:52:07 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2011/07/26/how-do-you-decide-what-it-budget-line-items-to-fight-for/ In my time as a network admin and manager, there were many occasions during both good and bad times where I had to decide what items needed to be included in my budget and which would not. Some I chose … Tue, 26 Jul 2011 15:59:09 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2011/07/18/netwrix-exchange-mail-archiver-nominated-as-preferred-e-mail-archiving-solution/ Netwrix Exchange Mail Archiver has been nominated as an MSexchange.org Readers’ Choice Finalist for Preferred E-mail Archiving Solution. Show your support by voting at http://www.msexchange.org/ and selecting Netwrix from the Readers’ Choice panel on the left-hand side. Is E-mail archiving … Mon, 18 Jul 2011 18:05:11 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2011/07/15/netwrix-releases-active-directory-change-reporter-7-0/ Netwrix Corporation is pleased to announce the long-anticipated release of the new version of Active Directory Change Reporter. The product automates auditing of who changed what, when and where in Active Directory, Group Policy and MS Exchange, for security and … Fri, 15 Jul 2011 18:08:35 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2011/07/14/new-product-manager-at-netwrix-wants-to-hear-what-you-have-to-say/ Greetings: Please allow me this opportunity to introduce myself. My name is Chris Rich and I am the new Product Manager here at Netwrix. It gives me great pleasure to be part of this excellent team of dedicated and talented … Thu, 14 Jul 2011 18:40:12 +0000 http://www.netwrix.com/active_directory_change_reporting_freeware.html New version of Active Directory Change Reporter (7.0.412) has been released. Fri, 8 Jul 2011 12:00:00 -0500 http://blog.netwrix.com/2011/06/29/how-to-create-a-good-security-question/ It seems that people are always struggling with creating ‘good’ security questions.  Someone recently sent me an interesting list of security question guidelines  that contains both Good and Bad example questions.  The problem with a good security question is that it … Wed, 29 Jun 2011 14:27:38 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2011/06/24/free-download-friday-netwrix-inactive-users-tracker/ Many corporate security policies and compliance regulations require that AD user accounts be disabled after certain periods of inactivity. Netwrix Inactive Users Tracker automates the management of inactive user accounts by checking all accounts and reporting on inactivity, allowing IT … Fri, 24 Jun 2011 14:51:02 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2011/06/22/netwrix-continues-growth-with-regional-expansion/ Netwrix recently announced its plans for regional expansion with two new branches. The all-new Boston division will be the hub of all things product management, while Netwrix’s new California-based sales and support branch, which is set for launch in the very near … Wed, 22 Jun 2011 18:07:35 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2011/06/20/activedirectorytools-net-reviews-netwrix-password-manager/ “Netwrix Password Manager is a simple solution that gives end users the ability to reset their forgotten passwords, troubleshoot account lockouts and unlock accounts manually, through a secure web based interface, or a windows application that integrates with the Windows … Mon, 20 Jun 2011 18:31:18 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2011/06/14/top-5-identity-management-pains-of-summer-2011/ Summer’s here, and so too is the sun. Unfortunately for IT pros, however, summer vacation doesn’t bring a temporary reprieve from the common identity management pains that we all face on a daily basis. Here are the top 5 most … Tue, 14 Jun 2011 16:15:32 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2011/06/09/netwrix_exchange_mail_archiver_nominated_for_windowsnetworking_readers_choice_award/ Netwrix Exchange Mail Archiver has been selected as a finalist as a Preferred Email Archiving Product in WindowNetworking.com’s Reader’s Choice Awards. Show your support for Netwrix by voting at www.windowsnetworking.com and selecting Netwrix from the Reader’s Choice panel on the … Thu, 09 Jun 2011 15:53:45 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2011/06/08/redmond-magazine-ranks-netwrix-ceo-and-president-michael-fimin-among-top-19-execs-to-keep-an-eye-on/ In a recent article naming the industry’s Top 19 Third-party Executives to Keep an Eye on, Redmond Magazine listed Netwrix President and CEO Michael Fimin among the select few. Alongside of Fimin are executives from Amazon, Citrix, LogMeIn and Quest … Wed, 08 Jun 2011 09:04:10 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2011/06/07/the-audit-zone-5-stories-of-suspense-and-security/ Don Jones tells 5 appalling horror stories based on real-life examples of how lack of auditing can result in significant damage. Failing to keep track of what´s in place, what´s changing, and what´s happening within your IT infrastructure can have … Tue, 07 Jun 2011 18:27:20 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2011/06/06/335/ Netwrix Group Policy Change Reporter has been selected as a finalist as a Preferred Group Policy Management Product in WindowSecurity.com’s Reader’s Choice Awards for the second consecutive year. Show your support for Netwrix by voting at www.windowsecurity.com and selecting Netwrix … Mon, 06 Jun 2011 17:24:09 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2011/06/06/automated-infrastructure-change-auditing-for-increased-security/ With over 200 IT pros serving a wide variety of business needs, Eclipse Group offers a broad range of IT services and systems geared toward providing top-quality application development, infrastructure management, disaster recovery, risk management, modernization and more for IT … Mon, 06 Jun 2011 13:31:56 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2011/06/03/netwrix-usb-blocker-receives-windowsecurity-com-readers-choice-award/ Netwrix Corporation is proud to announce that WindowSecurity.com selected Netwrix USB Blocker as second runner-up in the Endpoint Security category of the WindowSecurity.com Reader’s Choice Awards. “Our Reader’s Choice Awards give visitors to our site the opportunity to vote for the … Fri, 03 Jun 2011 13:43:05 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2011/05/27/identity-management-made-easy/ What percentage of your help desk’s time is spent dealing forgotten and expired passwords? How many man hours have your IT department and end users wasted attempting to resolve account lockouts? Do former employees still have access to their Active … Fri, 27 May 2011 16:56:55 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2011/05/26/poll-results-astounding-18-of-it-professionals-use-netwrix-for-change-auditing/ During the recent Tech-Ed 2011 show, we asked one simple question to all those who stopped by the Netwrix booth: “What product are you using for change auditing?” Almost 600 people responded, and while some indicated that they were not … Thu, 26 May 2011 20:10:00 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2011/05/23/top-10-conclusions-about-active-directory-auditing/ Quick summary of Don Jones recent session on Tech-Ed about Active Directory Auditing pains and solutions. The session was vendor-neutral and it was done in the format of an open discussion with more than 100 IT pros participating (mostly from large organizations). Mon, 23 May 2011 21:57:07 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2011/05/10/netwrix-password-manager-named-best-of-tech%c2%b7ed-finalist/ Windows IT Pro Selects Netwrix in Systems Management and Compliance Category Windows IT Pro has selected Netwrix Password Manager as a Best of Tech·Ed Award Finalist in the Systems Management and Compliance Category, selected out of more than 45 nominees. … Tue, 10 May 2011 18:19:09 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2011/05/10/privileged-account-manager/ Version 4.1 with new freeware edition Privileged Account Manager provides a secure web-based portal for accessing all shared administrative user accounts (such as Administrator and root) with auditing of who used what accounts and when. New features and the freeware edition … Tue, 10 May 2011 18:11:39 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2011/05/10/change-reporter-for-virtual-machine-manager/ Version 2.0 released with Who, What, When and Where Reporting on all SC VMM Changes Netwrix Change Reporter for System Center VMM automatically reports who changed what, when and where in the entire SC VMM configuration such as changes made … Tue, 10 May 2011 17:52:14 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2011/05/10/scom-management-pack-for-netwrix-change-reporter-suite/ IT infrastructure change reporting integrated with System Center Operations Manager Netwrix recently released the SCOM Management Pack for Change Reporter Suite for automated auditing of the entire IT infrastructure. This MP captures all changes made to Active Directory, GPO, MS … Tue, 10 May 2011 17:41:38 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2011/05/06/netwrix-corporation-announces-its-integration-with-microsoft-system-center/ Netwrix recently released the brand new SCOM Management Pack for Change Reporter Suite, the new solution which captures changes made to Active Directory, Group Policy, Microsoft Exchange and other systems, and feeds the audit data to SCOM for reporting and alerting. Fri, 06 May 2011 14:24:51 +0000 http://www.netwrix.com/change_reporter_system_center_virtual_machine_manager_freeware.html New version of Change Reporter for System Center Virtual Machine Manager (2.0.66) has been released. Fri, 29 Apr 2011 13:00:00 -0500 http://www.netwrix.com/privileged_identity_management.html New version of Privileged Account Manager (4.1.137) has been released. Fri, 29 Apr 2011 12:00:00 -0500 http://www.netwrix.com/event_log_archiving_consolidation_freeware.html New version of Event Log Manager (3.1.151) has been released. Tue, 19 Apr 2011 12:00:00 -0500 http://blog.netwrix.com/2011/04/11/2010-a-year-to-remember-for-netwrix/ What a year it was, indeed. As the CEO and President of Netwrix, and I’m proud to say that 2010 was the most successful year ever: record-setting sales numbers, new customer acquisitions, innovative new technologies, widespread industry recognition – and so it goes. Great products, smart marketing, hardworking sales, exceptional customer service - I have to say it all happened because of great people who contributed to this tremendous success. Mon, 11 Apr 2011 17:58:06 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2011/04/08/microsoft-management-summit-2011-a-huge-success/ With Microsoft Management Summit 2011 now over, the Netwrix Team would like to take this opportunity to thank all the attendees, speakers, sponsors, conference administrators and expo employees for what was without a doubt our most successful conference to date.  … Fri, 08 Apr 2011 20:55:44 +0000 http://www.netwrix.com/email_archiving_ediscovery_for_exchange.html New version of Exchange Mail Archiver (1.6.262) has been released. Mon, 4 Apr 2011 12:00:00 -0500 http://blog.netwrix.com/2011/03/31/netwrix-named-finalist-in-the-2011-hot-companies-and-best-products-awards-by-network-products-guide/ Network Products Guide, the IT industry’s leading technology research and advisory guide, has named Netwrix Corporation a finalist for the 6th Annual 2011 Hot Companies and Best Products Awards in five separate categories, including Hot Company of the Year, Hot … Thu, 31 Mar 2011 14:35:23 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2011/03/07/the-complex-world-of-endpoint-security/ Netwrix’s own Jeff Melnick sits down with Help Net Security Editor and Chief Mirko Zorz to discuss the intricacies of endpoint security, offering tips and tricks to IT administrators for ways to improve their security in their own environments. Based on … Mon, 07 Mar 2011 22:23:36 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2011/03/02/netwrix%e2%80%99s-jeff-melnick-talks-endpoint-security-with-help-net-security-editor-in-chief/ Netwrix’s own Jeff Melnick recently sat down for a discussion with Help Net Security Editor In Chief Mirko Zorz to discuss the complex world of endpoint security. Melnick and Zork spoke in detail about the challenges associated with end point … Wed, 02 Mar 2011 20:21:43 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2011/02/25/top-5-active-directory-events-auditors-look-for/ Ah, Auditing. My favorite time of year, when the leaves begin to turn, the weather turns crisp… oh wait, that’s Autumn. I don’t like audits so much. The key to a successful – or at least less-stressful – audit is … Fri, 25 Feb 2011 18:02:04 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2011/02/22/netwrix-welcomes-don-jones-as-contributing-blogger/ Netwrix is pleased to introduce renowned industry expert Don Jones as the newest member of the Netwrix blogging crew. As a guest contributor, Don will bring his more than 15 years of IT experience, along with a wealth of industry knowledge, … Tue, 22 Feb 2011 15:49:41 +0000 http://www.netwrix.com/account_lockout_examiner.html New version of Account Lockout Examiner (3.6.12) has been released. Fri, 4 Feb 2011 12:00:00 -0500 http://blog.netwrix.com/2011/02/04/free-tool-of-the-day-netwrix-active-directory-change-reporter/ Today’s Free Tool of the Day, Netwrix Active Directory Change Reporter, Active Directory auditing solution that tracks and reports all changes made to Active Directory and Group Policy and creates change audit reports that show WHO changed WHAT, WHEN, and … Fri, 04 Feb 2011 16:00:27 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2011/02/03/free-tool-of-the-day-netwrix-usb-blocker/ Today’s Free Tool of the Day, Netwrix USB Blocker, enforces centralized access control to prevent unauthorized use of removable media that connects to computer USB ports, while also preventing the spread of dangerous malware. Modern enhancements made to memory sticks, … Thu, 03 Feb 2011 16:44:42 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2011/02/02/free-tool-of-the-day-netwrix-password-expiration-notifier/ Today’s Free Tool of the Day, Netwrix Password Expiration Notifier, periodically checks all users in the specified Active Directory domain or OU to detect ones whose passwords are about to expire in a specified number of days, and then sends … Wed, 02 Feb 2011 14:59:34 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2011/02/01/free-tool-of-the-day-netwrix-non-owner-mailbox-access-reporter/ Today’s Free Tool of the Day, Netwrix Non-owner Mailbox Access Reporter, detects all situations when administrators and other users have gained access to another user’s mailbox. The product shows exactly who accessed what mailboxes over the last day, month, or … Tue, 01 Feb 2011 19:29:21 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2011/01/31/free-tool-of-the-day-netwrix-exchange-mail-archiver/ Today’s Free Tool of the Day, Netwrix Exchange Mail Archiver, archives all e-mail messages in a central location and makes them available for quick e-Discovery/compliance responses with protection against content tampering in PST files and mailboxes.  In today’s “Generation Law-suit” … Mon, 31 Jan 2011 15:18:33 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2011/01/28/free-tool-of-the-day-netwrix-change-reporter-for-system-center-virtual-machine-manager/ Today’s Free Tool of the Day, Netwrix Change Reporter for System Center Virtual Machine Manager, audits all changes and enforces controlled change management processes across your System Center Virtual Machine Manager environment. Virtual machine change auditing is essential to limiting … Fri, 28 Jan 2011 14:35:56 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2011/01/27/free-tool-of-the-day-netwrix-inactive-users-tracker/ Today’s Free Tool of the Day, Netwrix Inactive Users Tracker, periodically checks all user accounts in specified domains and reports all accounts inactive for more than specified number of days, streamlining the management and deactivation of AD user accounts deemed … Thu, 27 Jan 2011 16:35:07 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2011/01/26/free-tool-of-the-day-netwrix-web-based-password-change-for-ad/ Today’s Free Tool of the Day, Netwrix Web-based Password Change for AD, provides a simple web form to change domain passwords remotely for users who don’t have access to the normal logon or Ctrl-Alt-Del screen because they are not connected … Wed, 26 Jan 2011 16:58:25 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2011/01/25/free-tool-of-the-day-netwrix-workstation-power-saving-manager/ Today’s Free Tool of the Day, Netwrix Workstation Power Saving Manager, automatically puts computers to power save modes during non-business hours and wakes them up when users need them or for IT maintenance operations, enforcing automatic energy conservation that allows … Tue, 25 Jan 2011 21:01:34 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2011/01/24/free-tool-of-the-day-netwrix-sharepoint-change-reporter/ Today’s Free Tool of the Day, Netwrix SharePoint Change Reporter, tracks all administrative modifications made to SharePoint, including those made to farms, servers and sites, as well as their settings and permissions. Undesired and unauthorized changes occur frequently within all … Mon, 24 Jan 2011 14:28:16 +0000 http://www.netwrix.com/careers.html Netwrix is always looking to add talented individuals to its staff, and is currently seeking a wide variety of skill sets. If you think you have what it takes to join the Netwrix staff, and you are eager to join a fast-paced and growing team, please submit your resume. Fri, 21 Jan 2011 12:00:00 -0500 http://blog.netwrix.com/2011/01/21/free-tool-of-the-day-netwrix-sql-server-change-reporter/ Today’s Free Tool of the Day, Netwrix SQL Server Change Reporter, reports changes made to your SQL Server’s configurations and databases. It’s very hard to keep track of changes and enforce fine-grained delegation rules for environments managed by multiple DBAs … Fri, 21 Jan 2011 15:49:38 +0000 http://www.netwrix.com/customers/ Netwrix takes pride in the award-winning customer service that its clients have come to expect. In that light, Netwrix is excited to unveil the brand-new self-service support portal, an interactive support ticket monitoring console that further enhances the Netwrix customer experience by providing greater visibility into all support requests, thus improving the lines of communication between Netwrix customers and support team. The new portal allows customers to track the status of their tickets, and encourages customers to voice their thoughts, concerns and questions by messaging the Netwrix support staff directly within the portal. Netwrix is eager to continue facilitating the lines of communication between its customers and staff, and encourages customer feedback. The development of the portal was directly influenced by customer feedback and more features are coming soon. All clients in need of support will be automatically directed to the new Netwrix support portal with login directions and credentials. Thu, 20 Jan 2011 12:00:00 -0500 http://blog.netwrix.com/2011/01/20/free-tool-of-the-day-netwrix-event-log-manager/ Today’s Free Tool of the Day, Netwrix Event Log Manager, is an event log consolidation, alerting and archiving tool that allows you to collect event logs from multiple computers across the network, alerting on most critical events and centrally them … Thu, 20 Jan 2011 14:39:10 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2011/01/19/free-tool-of-the-day-netwrix-file-server-change-reporter/ Today’s Free Tool of the Day, Netwrix File Server Change Reporter, audits important file server changes to files, folders, servers and permissions. File server auditing is a critical requirement for organizations that rely on file servers to store their documents … Wed, 19 Jan 2011 16:09:52 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2011/01/18/free-tool-of-the-day-netwrix-vmware-change-reporter/ Today’s Free Tool of the Day, Netwrix VMware Change Reporter, audits all changes and enforces controlled change management processes across your virtual environment. VMware change auditing is essential to limiting unauthorized changes and errors in VMware inventory that can otherwise … Tue, 18 Jan 2011 14:34:18 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2011/01/17/free-tool-of-the-day-netwrix-service-monitor/ Today’s Free Tool of the Day, Netwrix Service Monitor, monitors critical Windows services and optionally restarts them after failure. Windows services, such as MS Exchange, often fail to start or stop suddenly, and server administrators have to keep constant track … Mon, 17 Jan 2011 14:28:06 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2011/01/14/free-tool-of-the-day-netwrix-disk-space-monitor/ Today’s Free Tool of the Day, Netwrix Disk Space Monitor, keeps track of server disk space on domain controllers, file servers, SharePoint servers, Exchange servers, database servers and others. Server disk space is a critical resource that must be closely … Fri, 14 Jan 2011 14:38:56 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2011/01/13/free-tool-of-the-day/ Today’s Free Tool of the Day, Netwrix Windows Update Checker, ensures that all computers have up-to-date patches. Keeping systems up-to-date with the latest patches and safe against security threats is a critical task for IT professionals, both for security and … Thu, 13 Jan 2011 14:48:31 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2011/01/12/free-tool-of-the-day-netwrix-exchange-change-reporter/ Today’s Free Tool of the Day, Netwrix Exchange Change Reporter, is a Microsoft Exchange auditing solution that tracks and reports all changes made to all Exchange Server configurations and permissions. Auditing changes to configuration settings in an Exchange environment is … Wed, 12 Jan 2011 16:48:08 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2011/01/11/free-tool-of-the-day-netwrix-logon-reporter/ Today’s Free Tool of the Day, Netwrix Logon Reporter, is a purpose-built product that automatically consolidates and archives all types of logon events from all Active Directory domain controllers and provides rich reporting capabilities. Logon auditing is one of the … Tue, 11 Jan 2011 15:58:11 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2011/01/10/free-tool-of-the-day-netwrix-group-policy-change-reporter/ Today’s Free Tool of the Day, Netwrix Group Policy Change Reporter, sends daily reports detailing every single change made to Group Policy configuration. Relatively small changes to security policies, desktop configurations, software deployment and other settings can severely impact enterprise … Mon, 10 Jan 2011 15:00:39 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2011/01/07/free-tool-of-the-day-netwrix-network-infrastructure-change-reporter/ Today’s Free Tool of the Day, Netwrix Network Infrastructure Change Reporter, is a network device auditing and reporting tool that tracks changes to all network devices and their settings. The product automatically detects new devices in specified IP ranges and … Fri, 07 Jan 2011 15:50:11 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2011/01/06/free-tool-of-the-day-netwrix-bulk-password-reset/ Today’s Free Tool of the Day, Netwrix Bulk Password Reset, allows for quick changes of multiple local account passwords in bulk across multiple computers. By periodically changing passwords, you keep all your systems secure, and Bulk Password Reset allows you … Thu, 06 Jan 2011 14:04:13 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2011/01/05/free-tool-of-the-day-netwrix-ad-object-restore-wizard/   Today’s Free Tool of the Day, Netwrix AD Object Restore Wizard, allows administrators to quickly restore deleted and modified objects in Windows 2003 or 2008 Active Directory without rebooting a domain controller. This freeware tool goes beyond the standard … Wed, 05 Jan 2011 14:14:06 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2011/01/04/free-tool-of-the-day-netwrix-virtual-machine-sprawl-tracker/ Today’s Free Tool of the Day, Netwrix Virtual Machine Sprawl Tracker, tracks virtual machine usage statistics and automatically reports on inactive and unused virtual machines in order to justify their deactivation and reclaim precious physical resources. The tool helps data … Tue, 04 Jan 2011 14:05:13 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2011/01/03/stay-tuned-all-january-to-download-your-netwrix-free-tool-of-the-day/ January 1 marked the start of a new year, and for IT administrators, a chance to make some easy adjustments that can drastically improve systems management and compliance practices. If your 2011 New Year’s Resolution was to shed a few … Mon, 03 Jan 2011 14:12:43 +0000 http://www.netwrix.com/email_archiving_ediscovery_for_exchange.html New version of Exchange Mail Archiver (1.5.223) has been released. Thu, 23 Dec 2010 12:00:00 -0500 http://blog.netwrix.com/2010/12/21/what-is-your-new-years-resolution/ Do you have a New Year’ Resolution for 2011? If yes, and it’s improving security and compliance, start by downloading Top 10 Free Tools for IT Pros. What is your resolution for 2011? Tue, 21 Dec 2010 21:48:43 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2010/12/14/where-is-technology-heading-for-it-pros/ Technology is always changing, so keeping up with the times can be difficult. What types of technological expertise do you think would help keep an IT pro on the cutting edge of the industry until 2015? Tue, 14 Dec 2010 21:44:30 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2010/12/09/netwrix-releases-infrastructure-change-reporter/ Netwrix is proud to announce the release of Netwrix Infrastructure Change Reporter, the new auditing and reporting product that automatically discovers network devices and tracks changes made to their configuration settings. Devices such as routers, firewalls and switches are at the core of every infrastructure, and by their very nature, undergo regular and dynamic changes—new devices appear, old devices become obsolete, configuration changes are made by network administrators (accidental and unauthorized). Thu, 09 Dec 2010 14:09:51 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2010/12/03/self-service-reset-of-forgotten-passwords-is-quick-and-easy/ Analysts estimate that 30% of all IT help desk calls are related to password problems. Forgotten passwords result in user frustration, productivity losses, and higher help desk costs. Take a look at this interesting white paper and learn how to … Fri, 03 Dec 2010 17:23:55 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2010/11/30/are-you-participating-in-computer-security-day-2010/ Computer Security Day is an annual holiday held on November 30th, intended to serve as a reminder to all computer users that computer security and safety is an essential personal and workplace duty. Start you Computer Security Day initiative by … Tue, 30 Nov 2010 20:35:15 +0000 http://www.netwrix.com/network_infrastructure_change_reporter_freeware.html New version of Network Infrastructure Change Reporter (1.1.7) has been released. Mon, 29 Nov 2010 12:00:00 -0500 http://www.netwrix.com/sql_server_audit_change_reporter_freeware.html New version of SQL Server Change Reporter (2.2.141) has been released. Thu, 25 Nov 2010 12:00:00 -0500 http://blog.netwrix.com/2010/11/25/why-netwrix-stands-apart-from-competitors/ I was excited by one of our recent customer success stories. The customer was looking at several auditing options, including Netwrix Change Reporter Suite and our major competitor NetIQ. They eventually chose Netwrix and the following customer’s quote clearly explains … Thu, 25 Nov 2010 16:32:20 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2010/11/22/netwrix-corporation-wins-unprecedented-nine-windows-it-pro-awards/ November 22, 2010-Paramus, NJ – Netwrix Corporation today announced that it received an unprecedented nine Windows IT Pro Awards, making history by becoming the first company to bring home as many honors in a single year. Netwrix Change Reporter Suite, Netwrix Active Directory Change Reporter, Netwrix Service Monitor, Netwrix Windows Update Checker, Netwrix SharePoint Change Reporter and Netwrix VMware Change Reporter all earned Windows IT Pro Community Choice Awards from the educated readers of Windows IT Pro, while Netwrix Active Directory Change Reporter, Netwrix Service Monitor and Netwrix VMware Change Reporter were awarded Windows IT Pro Editors’ Best honors by the editorial team of Penton Media’s Windows IT Pro® magazine. Mon, 22 Nov 2010 20:27:45 +0000 http://www.netwrix.com/download/CaseStudies/NetWrix_Case_Study_Streamlined_Active_Directory_Change_Auditing.pdf Learn how Transplace, a leader in third logistics, was able to respond to SAS-70 audit requirements and ensured accountability for their infrastructure changes. Mon, 22 Nov 2010 12:00:00 -0500 http://blog.netwrix.com/2010/11/18/who-changed-what-when-and-where/ Have you ever wondered who made what changes within your IT infrastructure—who changed permissions on folders, or who added new members to your AD users group, for example? Are you aware of critical changes that can and do impact security and compliance within your organization? Can you answer these questions quickly, without jumping through hoops to find resolution? If not, you risk losing control of your IT environment. Thu, 18 Nov 2010 21:14:42 +0000 http://www.netwrix.com/PR_NetWrix_Reports_Record_Growth_Through_First_3_Quarters_of_2010.html Netwrix Corporation, the innovation leader in systems management and compliance solutions, recently announced the company's record-setting revenue growth through the first three quarters of 2010, which at an increase of 155%, greatly exceeds the industry average. The major increase in revenue is indicative of the fact that Netwrix also enjoyed a 109% increase in new customers through the first three quarters of 2010, when compared to the same three quarters of 2009. These latest numbers reflect Netwrix's influence as an emerging brand within the industry, and further demonstrate the profitability and innovation that the company has experienced since it's inception in 2006. Mon, 15 Nov 2010 12:00:00 -0500 http://blog.netwrix.com/2010/10/14/how-to-automate-regulatory-compliance/ Gone are the days when IT departments existed only to repair routine computer problems or answer simple tech questions. As the dependence on technology has continued to grow throughout the past few decades, so too have the expectations dealing with the regulatory compliance issues that surround it. The creation of new technologies has resulted in new responsibilities, and as more and more organizations are faced with the task of adhering to a multitude of regulatory compliance standards, the issue of "how can we improve our efforts?" becomes more and more pertinent. The fact is that the majority of IT departments are now responsible for adhering to more than one set of compliance requirements, while many face more than four. Finding ways to manage each set of compliance standards efficiently, sufficiently and effectively has become an increasingly difficult endeavor, but fortunately, there are several methods of ideology here. Thu, 14 Oct 2010 18:35:32 +0000 http://www.netwrix.com/web-based_password_reset_for_active_directory_freeware.html New version of Web-based Password Change for Active Directory (1.6.166) has been released. Thu, 14 Oct 2010 12:00:00 -0500 http://www.netwrix.com/download/CaseStudies/NetWrix_Case_Study_Auditing_the_Use_of_Delegated_Administrative_Rights.pdf Calibris provides professional instruction for employees of various sectors bound by specific industrial, governmental and company standards. Calibris' customers depended heavily on their consistent and reliable services to enhance employee proficiency. That responsibility is something that Calibris did not take lightly, and as a result, the IT department understood the need to maintain a stable infrastructure. A recent organizational change at Calibris, however, required delegation of certain administrative activities in Active Directory to another department, and the IT staff wasn't comfortable with the idea of losing partial control of its environment. That's when Calibris found Netwrix Active Directory Change Reporter for daily auditing and reporting of all Active Directory changes. Fri, 8 Oct 2010 12:00:00 -0500 http://www.netwrix.com/download/CaseStudies/NetWrix_Case_Study_Reducing_Helpdesk_Workload_with_Self-service_Password_Management.pdf APN News & Media, one of New Zealand's largest media companies, is known for publishing many of the region's prominent newspapers and radio broadcasts. With many locations throughout New Zealand and Australia, the IT helpdesk was responsible for support requests from employees stationed across the region. Identity management issues continued to account for much of the helpdesk workload, and end users were looking for a more efficient solution to common IT problems. That's when the IT department found Netwrix Password Manager, a simple solution that allows self-service reset of forgotten passwords, as well as resolution of account lockouts. Tue, 5 Oct 2010 12:00:00 -0500 http://www.netwrix.com/download/CaseStudies/NetWrix_Case_Study_Solving_Password_Expiration_Issues_Windows_7.pdf The Silverstone IT department always relied on default Windows pop-up messages to warn end users that their passwords were nearing expiration, and that it was time to make a change. Following an operating system upgrade from Windows XP to Windows 7, however, administrators quickly realized that users were no longer getting the default password expiration reminders. Expiration dates were coming and going without the knowledge of end users. That's when Silverstone discovered Netwrix Password Expiration Notifier, an identity management solution that monitors specified Active Directory domains and organizational units for users with passwords nearing expiration. The Netwrix tool sends customizable notification e-mails to account owners so they can make the necessary modifications before their passwords expire. Fri, 1 Oct 2010 12:00:00 -0500 http://blog.netwrix.com/2010/09/28/10-risky-types-of-change/ Change is inherent to the growth of any successful organization. Adaptation to organizational changes is a necessary reality, and without it, organizations couldn't keep up with the changing times, demographics, workflows and business. That is why changes in IT infrastructure are a necessary component of all flourishing organizations. Changes to any IT infrastructure, however, are also the root of much malevolence, as far as security and compliance efforts are concerned. Change is a necessary evil that results in, for example, newly added or removed network devices, permissions modifications and changes in server configurations, and some of the amendments to a once secure IT infrastructure that pose threats to both security measures and regulatory compliance. Tue, 28 Sep 2010 18:12:40 +0000 http://www.netwrix.com/download/CaseStudies/NetWrix_Case_Study_Automated_Active_Directory_Account_Deactivation.pdf Boston Medical Center's Human Resources department defines an account as stale when it has not been logged onto in 210 days. The IT department was burdened with the task of identifying all such stale accounts, but struggled with the challenges presented by the responsibility. Previous methodology regularly overlooked inactive users, and the IT department knew that a more reliable solution was necessary. That's when Boston Medical Center decided to go with Netwrix Inactive Users Tracker, an automated solution that monitors the lastLogon attributes of all users to identify stale accounts. Fri, 24 Sep 2010 12:00:00 -0500 http://www.netwrix.com/change_reporter_for_vmware_infrastructure_3_freeware.html New version of VMware Change Reporter (3.0.106) has been released. Tue, 21 Sep 2010 12:00:00 -0500 http://www.netwrix.com/inactive_users_tracker_freeware.html New version of Inactive Users Tracker (3.0.106) has been released. Wed, 15 Sep 2010 12:00:00 -0500 http://blog.netwrix.com/2010/09/10/key-strategies-for-simplified-exchange-auditing/ How would unauthorized access to a CEO's mailbox affect the company? How would unauthorized access to the server impact the business? With access to Exchange configurations such as server permissions, E-mail delivery settings and so on, former employees and current staff members can easily take advantage of their excessive permissions, whether intentionally or not, and modify settings that compromise the privacy and operation of an entire network. Moreover, access to specific confidential E-data stored in user mailboxes can jeopardize the integrity of documents and business plans. Think about all the legal contracts, the sensitive financial data, product designs, contacts and private information. Security breaches like this happen every day, but unlike the above trespassing, they often go un-reported and unnoticed-until disaster strikes. Fri, 10 Sep 2010 19:23:02 +0000 http://www.netwrix.com/privileged_account_manager.html New version of Privileged Account Manager (4.0.107) has been released. Tue, 31 Aug 2010 12:00:00 -0500 http://www.netwrix.com/Vote_for_NetWrix_on_Windows_IT_Pro_Community_Choice_Awards_2010.html Please show your support for Netwrix by casting your vote at http://tinyurl.com/votenetwrix and selecting Netwrix and other products in all applicable categories. Mon, 30 Aug 2010 12:00:00 -0500 http://www.netwrix.com/sql_server_audit_change_reporter_freeware.html New version of SQL Server Change Reporter (2.1.109) has been released. Fri, 27 Aug 2010 12:00:00 -0500 http://www.netwrix.com/change_reporter_system_center_virtual_machine_manager_freeware.html New version of Change Reporter for System Center Virtual Machine Manager (1.2.44) has been released. Fri, 20 Aug 2010 12:00:00 -0500 http://blog.netwrix.com/2010/08/19/active-directory-change-reporter-7-0-beta/ Next-generation Active Directory Change Reporter includes real-time alerting and many other important capabilities. Thu, 19 Aug 2010 19:06:11 +0000 http://blog.netwrix.com/2010/08/19/e-discovery-challenges/ E-discovery, a government regulation that mandates record of a business or agency's electronic communication for presentation in case of court order, has catalyzed a need for dedicated legal research teams and qualified E-discovery solutions. The ever-expanding data archives of modern businesses place an impractical burden on lawyers and their review teams who are now expected to filter through documents and E-mails at incredible rates, which just a few years ago, would have been unrealistic. The necessity to break down the relevant data and cast aside the irrelevant within pre-defined time frames places a lot of pressure on legal teams. That being the case, legal teams are often left with no choice but to rely heavily, and often times imprudently, on E-discovery tools to ease the burdens of their research efforts. Thu, 19 Aug 2010 18:35:23 +0000 http://www.netwrix.com/sharepoint_change_reporter_freeware.html New version of SharePoint Change Reporter (1.5.68) has been released. Tue, 17 Aug 2010 12:00:00 -0500 http://www.netwrix.com/active_directory_change_reporter_beta.html AD Change Reporter 7.0 BETA with real-time alerting and improved reporting. Fri, 13 Aug 2010 12:00:00 -0500 http://www.netwrix.com/account_lockout_examiner.html New version of Account Lockout Examiner (3.5.104) has been released. Wed, 11 Aug 2010 12:00:00 -0500 http://blog.netwrix.com/2010/08/04/native-active-directory-auditing-falls-short/ There is a lot riding on the healthy preservation of a clean and regularly monitored Active Directory. More specifically, Active Directory, the first point of user authentication after log-in, is what supplies authentication and access control for all users and applications. Wed, 04 Aug 2010 15:38:10 +0000 http://www.netwrix.com/PR_NetWrix_voted_windowsecurity_com_readers_choice_award_winner.html Netwrix Group Policy Change Reporter honored with WindowSecurity Readers` Choice Award. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:00:00 -0500 http://blog.netwrix.com/2010/07/26/challenges-of-sox-compliance/ SOX compliance has become an increasingly important issue for organizations of all kinds. Intended to assign a quantifiable level of accountability to organizations and the IT controls that impact financial reporting operations, the act includes two sections that affect IT departments-section 302 (Corporate Responsibility for Financial Reports) and section 404 (Management Assessment of Internal Controls). Of course, failure to meet these, or any other requirements levied by SOX standards, can result in serious penalties and loss of credibility. Mon, 26 Jul 2010 16:47:27 +0000 http://www.netwrix.com/sharepoint_change_reporter_freeware.html New version of SharePoint Change Reporter (1.2.62) has been released. Wed, 21 Jul 2010 12:00:00 -0500 http://blog.netwrix.com/2010/07/12/user-provisioning-right-access-at-the-right-time/ User provisioning has revolutionized the practice of identity management, as it was once known. Essentially, user provisioning is what enables organizations to better manage their infrastructures in a way that promotes security by allowing employees to see and access precisely what they need to execute within their roles, but nothing more. More specifically, user provisioning is in place to guarantee that all the necessary resources will be available for all the necessary people at all times-- and no on else. As a result, when used correctly, it can trigger productivity and limit risk. Mon, 12 Jul 2010 18:20:40 +0000 http://www.netwrix.com/server_configuration_monitor_freeware.html New version of Server Configuration Change Reporter (3.0.194) has been released. Tue, 6 Jul 2010 12:00:00 -0500 http://blog.netwrix.com/2010/07/01/why-the-microsoft-active-directory-recycle-bin-feature-falls-short/ The need for an Active Directory object restoration tool has become of growing concern for IT professionals across the world and it is no coincidence, as a result, that the recently released Windows Server 2008 R2 includes a feature that Microsoft hoped would appease technological and infrastructural administrators everywhere-unfortunately for Microsoft, however, it did not. Thu, 01 Jul 2010 19:12:18 +0000 http://www.netwrix.com/Better_Active_Directory_Auditing_Less_Overhead_More_Power.html This white paper introduces several ways to extend the native auditing without dramatic changes in your IT infrastructure. Tue, 1 June 2010 12:00:00 -0500 http://www.netwrix.com/file_server_auditing_change_reporting_freeware.html New version of File Server Change Reporter (3.2.176) has been released. Fri, 28 May 2010 12:00:00 -0500 http://www.netwrix.com/PR_Power_Saving_Manager_Release.html Netwrix announced today the official release of Netwrix Workstation Power Saving Manager. Thu, 20 May 2010 12:00:00 -0500 http://www.netwrix.com/disk_space_monitor_freeware.html New version of Disk Space Monitor (1.2.49) has been released. Wed, 19 May 2010 12:00:00 -0500 http://www.netwrix.com/non_owner_mailbox_access_reporter_exchange_freeware.html New version of Non-owner Mailbox Access Reporter for Exchange (2.2.77) has been released. Fri, 14 May 2010 12:00:00 -0500 http://www.netwrix.com/ New version of Netwrix Service Monitor (2.0.44) has been released. Wed, 12 May 2010 12:00:00 -0500 http://www.netwrix.com/usb_blocker_freeware.html New version of USB Blocker (3.7.194) has been released. Thu, 6 May 2010 12:00:00 -0500 http://www.netwrix.com/logon_reporter_freeware.html New version of Logon Reporter (2.0.63) has been released. Wed, 5 May 2010 12:00:00 -0500 http://www.netwrix.com/email_archiving_ediscovery_for_exchange.html New version of Exchange Mail Archiver (1.1.158) has been released. Mon, 3 May 2010 12:00:00 -0500 http://www.netwrix.com/server_configuration_monitor_freeware.html New version of Server Configuration Monitor (2.2.162) has been released. Tue, 27 Apr 2010 12:00:00 -0500 http://www.netwrix.com/group_policy_backup_restore.html Netwrix presents new feature of Group Policy Change Reporter - Group Policy backup and recovery. Thu, 22 Apr 2010 12:00:00 -0500 http://www.netwrix.com/Vote_for_NetWrix_USB_Blocker.html We appreciatively ask all satisfied users to express their contentment with USB Blocker by casting a vote in our favor. Wed, 14 Apr 2010 12:00:00 -0500 http://www.netwrix.com/file_server_auditing_change_reporting_freeware.html New version of File Server Change Reporter (3.1.151) has been released. Wed, 31 Mar 2010 12:00:00 -0500 http://www.netwrix.com/email_archiving_ediscovery_for_exchange.html New version of Exchange Mail Archiver (1.1.140) has been released. Thu, 17 Mar 2010 12:00:00 -0500 http://www.netwrix.com/NetWrix_Newsletter_March2010.html Netwrix Upgrade Offer and New Releases Tue, 3 Mar 2010 12:00:00 -0500 http://www.netwrix.com/PR_NetWrix_Receives_Multiple_Industry_Awards.html Netwrix Active Directory Change Reporter and VMware Change Reporter Reel in the Honors. Mon, 25 Jan 2010 12:00:00 -0500 http://www.netwrix.com/password_manager.html New version of Password Manager (6.0.80) has been released. Tue, 19 Jan 2010 12:00:00 -0500 http://www.netwrix.com/PR_NetWrix_Simplifies_Systems_Management_Auditing_and_Compliance_with_New_Change_Reporter_Suite.html Netwrix Simplifies Systems Management Auditing and Compliance with New Change Reporter Suite. Tue, 12 Jan 2010 12:00:00 -0500 http://www.netwrix.com/NetWrix_2009_holiday_offers.html Netwrix End of Year Holiday Offers: New Products and Discounts Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:00:00 -0500 http://www.netwrix.com/account_lockout_examiner.html New version of Account Lockout Examiner (3.5.60) has been released. Thu, 3 Dec 2009 12:00:00 -0500 http://www.netwrix.com/sql_server_audit_change_reporter_freeware.html New version of SQL Server Change Reporter (2.0.83) has been released. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:00:00 -0500 http://www.netwrix.com/disk_space_monitor_freeware.html New version of Disk Space Monitor (1.1.29) has been released. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:00:00 -0500 http://www.netwrix.com/usb_blocker_version_3.5.59_release.html New version of USB Blocker (3.5.59) has been released. Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:00:00 -0500 http://www.netwrix.com/password_expiration_notifier_version_2.0.57_release.html New version of Password Expiration Notifier (2.0.57) has been released. Sat, 26 Sep 2009 12:00:00 -0500 http://www.netwrix.com/change_reporter_for_system_center_virtual_machine_manager_version_1.1.38_release.html New version of Change Reporter for Virtual Machine Manager (1.1.38) has been released. Fri, 25 Sep 2009 12:00:00 -0500 http://www.netwrix.com/usb_blocker_version_3.0.49_release.html New version of USB Blocker (3.0.49) has been released. Fri, 18 Sep 2009 12:00:00 -0500 http://www.netwrix.com/netwrix_service_monitor_version_1.1.27_release.html New version of Netwrix Service Monitor (1.1.27) has been released. Wed, 26 Aug 2009 12:00:00 -0500 http://www.netwrix.com/active_directory_change_reporter_version_5.2.101_release.html New version of Netwrix Active Directory Change Reporter (5.2.101) has been released. Tue, 25 Aug 2009 12:00:00 -0500 http://www.netwrix.com/event_log_manager_version_2.0.66_release.html New version of Event Log Manager (2.0.66) has been released. Mon, 24 Aug 2009 12:00:00 -0500 http://www.netwrix.com/web-based_password_reset_for_active_directory_freeware.html New product - Web-based Password Reset for Active Directory - has been released. Thu, 20 Aug 2009 12:00:00 -0500 http://www.netwrix.com/anti_spam_for_exchange_version_1.3.10_release.html New version of Netwrix Anti Spam for Exchange (1.3.10) has been released. Mon, 11 Aug 2009 12:00:00 -0500 http://www.netwrix.com/PR_NetWrix_to_Expand_Network_of_Strategic_Alliances.html Company to Gain Fundamental Insight Into Microsoft's Vision for Its Partners That Can Be Leveraged to Develop New Value-Added Solutions for Netwrix Customers. Wed, 8 Jul 2009 12:00:00 -0500 http://www.netwrix.com/PR_NetWrix_Awarded_General_Service_Administration.html Five-Year Contract Extends Company's Footprint Into Federal Sales Arena. Wed, 17 Jun 2009 12:00:00 -0500 http://www.netwrix.com/catch-all_mailbox_configurator_for_exchange_version_1.0.6_release.html New version of Netwrix Catch-All Mailbox Configurator for MS Exchange (1.0.6) has been released. Mon, 15 Jun 2009 12:00:00 -0500 http://www.netwrix.com/bulk_password_reset_version_2.0.28_release.html New version of Netwrix Bulk Password Reset (2.0.28) has been released. Thu, 4 Jun 2009 12:00:00 -0500 http://www.netwrix.com/exchange_auditing_virtual_machine_sprawl_web_based_password_reset_and_more.html We have developed several great new products, all based on your invaluable feedback, because Netwrix is a truly feedback-driven company. Tue, 5 May 2009 12:00:00 -0500 http://www.netwrix.com/PR_NetWrix_Introduce_Unified_IT_Auditing_and_Compliance_Platform_at_Microsoft_Tech-Ed.html New Product Covers All Auditing and Compliance Processes in One Integrated Solution. Thu, 30 Apr 2009 12:00:00 -0500 http://www.netwrix.com/sql_server_change_reporter_version_1.2.37_release.html New version of Netwrix SQL Server Change Reporter (1.2.37) has been released. Wed, 29 Apr 2009 12:00:00 -0500 http://www.netwrix.com/active_directory_change_reporter_version_5.0.75_release.html New version of Netwrix Active Directory Change Reporter (5.0.75) has been released. Mon, 20 Apr 2009 12:00:00 -0500 http://www.netwrix.com/PR_NetWrix_Exhibits_at_Windows_Connections.html Netwrix Corporation Will Present New and Improved Change Auditing and Compliance Products at Windows Connections in Orlando. Sun, 15 Mar 2009 12:00:00 -0500 http://www.netwrix.com/PR_NetWrix_Revenues_Skyrocket_1800_Percent.html Company Expansion Further Demonstrates the Effectiveness of Chosen Growth Strategy and Strong Target Market. Wed, 4 Mar 2009 12:00:00 -0500 http://www.netwrix.com/PR_Unified_Change_Auditing.html New Offering Integrates All Managed Environments in a Unified Change Auditing Solution. Tue, 17 Feb 2009 12:00:00 -0500