Data Collectors

 



overview
Data Collection is the first step in the execution of a StealthAUDIT job, and our 30+ Data Collectors (DCs) make it a snap.

The DCs in the StealthAUDIT Management Platform are dynamically loaded libraries that can be "plugged into" Solution Sets to expand functionality for additional data collection techniques. DCs are implemented with graphical configuration interfaces that use inherent knowledge of the sources for these system properties, coupled with "example-based" selection techniques and logical element groupings, to make using them easy. This implementation empowers administrators to compose and run queries in minutes that would take hours or days to script effectively.



Data Collectors
enhancements in v5.1
Aside from speed enhancements, we’ve added tons of new features and attributes to most of our 30+ Data Collectors. We’ve also introduced several new Data Collectors. Below is a quick summary of the different DCs that have new features in this version:

  • Active Directory Inventory – A new Data Collector designed to streamline the inventory process to collect User and Group related information. For use with all solution sets and ad-hoc queries.
  • Blackberry Enterprise Server Data Collector – Many new enhancements for managing, monitoring, and metrics of BlackBerry devices and usage.
  • Exchange 2K+ Data Collector – Enhanced with PowerShell-based interfaces for Exchange 2007 and 2010 compatibility.
  • Exchange Logons Data Collector – New applet-based Data Collector to record who is logging into mailboxes that they don’t own.
  • Exchange Metrics Data Collector – Enhanced to provide user-to-user emailing patterns and profiling.
  • File System Access Auditor Data Collector – New applet-based Data Collector designed with baked-in business intelligence to calculate effective user access based on policy, share, and NTFS permissions, plus effective group enumeration.
  • System Information Data Collector – Enhanced with many new attributes and controls for streamlined auditing of distributed shared file systems for both content and permissions.

architecture
Data Collection is just one process in the StealthAUDIT workflow. Explore the image below to discover the different components that make the StealthAUDIT Management Platform the most powerful framework on the market.

Core Components
Data Collectors
Web Modules Analysis Modules
Action Modules



learn more
Learn more about other parts of the puzzle, as well as how they come together in the StealthAUDIT Management Platform: