File Integrity Monitoring Software: Tripwire, Trustwave, ADAudit Plus and Solarwinds

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1FILE INTEGRITY
File Integrity Monitoring is and process or internal control that used for validating
integrity of application software files and operating system. There are several software available
to perform verification method between the current files and a known baseline. Some of the
most popular file integrity monitoring software are tripwire, Trustwave, ADAudit Plus and
Solidwinds. .
Tripwire: Tripwire gathers very detailed change data in real time then includes automatable
remediation detect and intelligence. This approach assist to detect any unplanned changed that
can effect compliance status (Tripwire, 2018). The data collected by Tripwire is highly
integrated with different security controls and also provide wide range of security solution. Some
key features of the Tripwire is:
 Reduce your Signal to Noise Ratio.
 Automation Helps Organizations Keep Up With the Workload.
 File Integrity Management and Security Controls.
Trustwave Endpoint Protection: Trustwave is an Endpoint Protection suite that utilizes light-
weight agent ("Trustwave: Smart Security On Demand", 2018). It is mainly used to monitor
registry file data and operating system on windows based devices like desktop, laptop and
servers. Key features of the Trustwave is followed:
 Threat management
 Vulnerability management
 Compliance Management
ADAudit Plus: ADAudit plus is a web based windows active directory also can be define as a
servers change reporting software which can utilized to track, audit and report on windows such