Local NetIQ business partner NSS has confirmed that NetIQ`s Systems and Security Management and Web Analytics solutions have been further boosted following a licence, development and marketing agreement with FullArmor Corporation.
FullArmor, which is based in Boston, provides enterprise policy management software and services for distributed computing environments.
NSS CEO Andre Odendaal confirmed that under the agreement, NetIQ becomes the exclusive provider of both FullArmor`s FAZAM Auditing and FAZAM 2000 software solutions focused on the administration, monitoring and auditing of Microsoft Active Directory Group Policies.
"FullArmor`s FAZAM Auditing will be branded as NetIQ Group Policy Guardian - and NSS will market it in SA under that name as our latest Administration and Identity Management solution," Odendaal said.
NetIQ Group Policy Guardian is the industry`s first solution that provides real-time monitoring and instant alerts when changes have been made to Group Policy Objects (GPOs) within an Active Directory environment. NetIQ Group Policy Guardian leverages and extends the GPO functionality and controls to all Windows Active Directory environments, including Windows Server 2003.
"Group Policy Guardian allows IT administrators to quickly respond to unsanctioned GPO changes before they adversely impact the Active Directory environment," he explained. "This is critical to enterprises because GPOs are a fundamental component of Active Directory and provide significant IT control over the security of Windows 2000 and Windows 2003 servers, as well as Windows 2000 and Windows XP workstations."
GPOs also control end-user access to data, applications and network resources and complements NetIQ Group Policy Administrator, which allows customers to efficiently remediate and recover Group Policy settings after NetIQ Group Policy Guardian has detected changes to Group Policy settings.
NetIQ Group Policy Guardian provides:
* Real-time monitoring and alerting on GPO changes with notifications delivered through e-mail or pager for quick response and remediation.
* Rules-based monitoring parameters including over 100 pre-defined alert rules for each GPO that can be customised to any IT environment.
* Comprehensive reporting capabilities, with detailed reports linked to each alert, along with pre- and post-change values.
* Archived logs and an audit database provides a complete, historical record of Group Policy changes to aid organisational efforts in passing general audits and help ensure compliance with industry regulations.
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