Netwrix Auditor: The Microsoft Entra ID Auditing Tool

Q: What is Netwrix Auditor for Microsoft Entra ID?

Netwrix Auditor is a Microsoft Entra ID auditing tool that delivers unified visibility into cloud identity changes, sign-ins, and anomalies. It helps prevent identity-based attacks, streamline compliance, and simplify investigations.

Q: How does Netwrix Auditor improve hybrid identity auditing?

With Netwrix Auditor hybrid identity monitoring, you can monitor Microsoft Entra ID alongside on-premises Active Directory. This unified view helps detect threats moving between environments and provides consistent auditing across hybrid identity infrastructures.

Q: Can this Entra ID auditing tool detect privilege escalation?

Yes. Netwrix Auditor tracks role and group membership changes, spots attempted privilege escalation in Entra ID, and alerts security teams in real time — helping stop compromised accounts before attackers gain full control.

Q: Does Netwrix Auditor help with audit-ready Entra ID reports?

Absolutely. Netwrix Auditor provides audit-ready Entra ID reports for PCI DSS, HIPAA, GDPR, and SOX. Prebuilt and custom templates save time, reduce manual work, and ensure complete visibility into cloud identity changes.

Put the brakes on identity-based attacks. Secure Microsoft Entra ID with panoramic change monitoring, sign-in tracking, and threat detection.

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Why Netwrix?

Complete Entra ID monitoring that gives you a unified view

Unlock unified hybrid visibility

Use our Microsoft Entra ID auditing tool alongside on-premises Active Directory for a single platform to detect threats that cross cloud boundaries.

Boost IT team productivity

Quickly uncover the root causes of problems that affect your data security and business continuity. Automate change control and reporting tasks.

Spot compromised accounts

Get visibility into security and configuration changes, such as privilege escalation, anomalous administrator activity, and more.

Pass audits with less effort

Preset-ready reports for PCI DSS, HIPAA, GDPR, and SOX compliance and an interactive search to quickly answer auditors’ questions.

Capabilities

Entra ID auditing with the intelligence you need to stay ahead of cloud-based identity threats

Full change visibility

Sign-in monitoring

Behavior anomaly discovery

Alerts on threat patterns

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Solutions

Go beyond single-threat protection. Secure every angle with Netwrix solutions.

AD CS Security

Certificate-based attacks bypass credentials, escalate privileges, and persist undetected. Netwrix stops them before they start.

Access certification

Certify access rights with Netwrix Identity Management. Run automated access reviews, remediate stale permissions, and simplify compliance with SOX, HIPAA, and GDPR.

Access request delegation

Automate and delegate access requests with Netwrix Identity Management to reduce IT workload, cut errors, and accelerate access delivery.

Access reviews and compliance

Automate access reviews and compliance with Netwrix Directory Management to enforce least privilege and deliver audit ready reports.

Achieve and maintain compliance with Netwrix

Automate access reviews and compliance with Netwrix Directory Management to enforce the principle of least privilege and deliver audit-ready reports.

Active Directory security

Identify, detect, respond to, and recover from Active Directory threats

Automate user and group management

Simplify account management with Netwrix Directory Manager. Automate account provisioning, password resets, and group membership updates.

Automated lifecycle workflows

Automated lifecycle workflows help you provision, adjust, and remove access automatically. Netwrix makes onboarding and offboarding fast and secure.

CMMC compliance solutions that show proof

CMMC compliance solutions that show who can reach CUI, enforce least privilege, and give you the dated, attributed evidence a Level 2 C3PAO asks for.

Compliance audit and reporting for hybrid IT

Simplify regulatory compliance across industries with Netwrix. Automate audit reporting, enforce access control, and protect sensitive data to meet GDPR, HIPAA, and SOX requirements.

Data access governance

Directory Management

Simplify and secure directory operations by cutting down on complexity, risk, and manual effort.

Eliminate privileged account sprawl

Eliminate privileged account sprawl with Netwrix Privilege Secure. Discover hidden accounts, enforce least privilege, and reduce your domain admin attack surface.

Empower users with self-service

Empower users with self-service in Netwrix Directory Manager. Reduce IT workload, lower costs, and keep employees productive with secure, automated workflows.

Endpoint Management Software

Secure endpoints and prevent data loss while keeping teams productive — no matter where they work.

Endpoint Privilege Management

A least privilege manager removes standing local admin and grants just-enough rights only for approved apps and commands. Netwrix Endpoint Privilege Manager enforces least privilege on Windows and macOS endpoints with just-in-time, audited elevation, so productivity holds and ransomware loses its entry point.

Enforce strong passwords

Enforce strong, compliant passwords with Netwrix Password Policy Enforcer. Block weak and compromised credentials while simplifying IT management.

Entitlement management

Strengthen entitlement management with Netwrix Identity Management. Control access with RBAC, automate reviews, and ensure permissions match roles across hybrid environments.

File integrity and configuration monitoring

Monitor file integrity, detect unauthorized changes, harden configurations, and prove compliance across your infrastructure.

Group lifecycle management

Streamline group lifecycle management with Netwrix Identity Management. Automate updates, prevent access sprawl, and keep directories clean and compliant.

HIPAA compliance solution

See exactly who has access to PHI and prove HIPAA compliance with audit-ready reporting across your identity and data security stack.

Identity Governance and Administration (IGA)

Secure every identity, streamline every process, and stay ahead of compliance — without adding complexity.

Identity Management

Secure every identity, streamline every process, and stay ahead of compliance — without adding complexity.

Identity Threat Detection & Response

Stay ahead of identity-based threats — proactively remediate risks, block attacks, and ensure rapid recovery.

Identity risk detection and analysis

Continuously detect identity risks like conflicting entitlements, SoD violations, and dormant accounts with Netwrix Identity Management to reduce exposure and enforce controls.

Implement zero-standing privileges

Implement zero-standing privileges with Netwrix Privilege Secure. Replace persistent admin rights with just-in-time access and align with Zero Trust principles.

M365 Copilot readiness

Prepare Microsoft Copilot with full visibility into sensitive data, access risks, and AI activity, before it exposes what shouldn’t be shared.

Make group lifecycle and access management easy

Automate group lifecycle and access management with Netwrix Directory Manager. Keep memberships accurate, reduce IT workload, and enforce compliance.

Managed Service Providers

Secure, enhance and profit from your Microsoft investment with multi-tenant security and risk management from Netwrix.

Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures

Simplify IT integration during mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures with Netwrix. Automate identity management, secure data, and maintain compliance while minimizing risk.

Microsoft 365 Security

Secure Microsoft 365 and Copilot with Netwrix. Discover sensitive data, control access, monitor AI prompts, and prevent risky exposure across M365.

Non-Human Identities Defense

Detect and contain misuse of non-human identities

On-premise deployment with Netwrix

Secure endpoints, identities, and infrastructure inside your environment.

PCI compliance software that shows where cardholder data lives, who can reach it, and what changed

PCI compliance software that finds cardholder data, shows who can reach it, and tracks every change, so you can hand your QSA the evidence they need.

Privilege Discovery and Cleanup

Use always-on PAM to discover hidden privileged accounts, remove unnecessary rights, and reduce your attack surface through continuous discovery and cleanup.

Privileged Access Management

Shrink your attack surface by killing standing privileges, locking down credentials, and monitoring privileged sessions.

ROT data management and cleanup

Discover, classify, and control sensitive and ROT data across your environment. Identify risk, reduce exposure, and take action with clear visibility and automated remediation.

Session monitoring and audit readiness

With a modern PAM solution offering built-in session recording and audit features, organizations can establish monitoring, recordings, and basic audit trails within a few days; ongoing refinement continues thereafter.

Shadow AI security

Secure, enhance and profit from your Microsoft investment with multi-tenant security and risk management from Netwrix.

Third-party vendor access

Grant time-limited privileged access to contractors and vendors, monitor external user sessions, and automatically revoke access with Netwrix PAM.

Workforce password management

Replace shared spreadsheets and shadow vaults with centralized, end-to-end encrypted storage and secure team sharing, fully controlled by IT.

Zero trust security

Build a zero-trust architecture with Netwrix. Enforce least privilege, verify identity continuously, and protect sensitive data across hybrid environments.

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"Netwrix Auditor gives us peace of mind and enables us to keep our IT environment stable and secure."

Barry Fong

Senior Network Engineer, First Insurance Company of Hawaii

"Netwrix Auditor has been a lifesaver. There have been instances when changes were made to critical systems and we investigated and resolved these issues in mere minutes."

Anthony Jarrett

Director of Enterprise Services, Teach For America

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"Netwrix Auditor is one of the best tools I have ever had. It gives us complete visibility into our infrastructure and admin activities in all covered systems… while decreasing the time spent on reporting by 90%."

Predrag Škundrić

CISO, API Bank

"It is a solution that is simple to install and configure, allowing you to be up and running in a couple of hours. From that moment it will be possible to monitor and manage your infrastructure in absolute safety and compliance."

Domenico

Presales Engineer, Berdon LLP

"We don’t like vendors; we like partnerships. Netwrix has virtually become part of our staff."

John Adams

IT Director, Washington County, Arkansas

"Netwrix Auditor has been a great tool for monitoring and auditing various aspects of our network. The software was easy to install and intuitive to use. The daily and real-time automated reports we receive are beneficial and save us a great deal of time."

Dean Smith

Manager, Information Technology, Canadian Dental Association

"Since installing Netwrix Auditor, we are more informed than we have ever been about key security events happening across our network. The technical support is fantastic, and the product itself is constantly evolving to increase functionality and value."

Dean Smith

Manager / Information Technology, Canadian Dental Association

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