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Year: 2010

New Network Auditing Software: Network Infrastructure Change Reporter

Netwrix is proud to announce the release of Netwrix Network Infrastructure Change Reporter, new network auditing software 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, … Continued

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 why: “We installed a trial version on NetIQ, but after extensive investigation realized that the … Continued

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 … Continued

Key Strategies for Simplified Exchange 2010 Auditing

For a moment, think of how you would feel about a stranger rifling through your house, opening up bills and examining your personal life? If not for obvious footprints left behind within the confined area, would you even know that a break-in occurred? Now consider the value of your exchange servers. How would unauthorized access … Continued

Challenges of SOX Compliance For IT Systems

SOX compliance for IT systems 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 … Continued

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. … Continued