Case Study: Soka University of America achieves granular Active Directory visibility and prevents privilege abuse with Netwrix Auditor

Soka University Gets in Proactive Mode of Preventing Privilege Abuse with Netwrix Auditor

Soka University of America, a private non-profit liberal arts college in California, struggled with security risks from privileged users and numerous Active Directory scripts. With about 700 active users, more than 160 servers and a 10-person IT team, the university lacked visibility into who was making AD and Group Policy changes, leaving them unable to track events manually or quickly respond to potential insider misuse.

They deployed Netwrix Auditor for Active Directory, benefiting from a smooth installation and strong vendor support. Continuous monitoring, real-time alerts and clear on-demand and scheduled reports gave the IT team precise visibility into who changed what and when, helped track group membership and stale accounts, and provided granular control to prevent unauthorized privilege changes—improving internal control and simplifying troubleshooting.

Soka University of America

Jeff Gardea

Systems Administrator