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Change Auditor deep dive: Unlock 5 powerful features you’re overlooking
Date: February 11, 2026
Time: 11:00
am ET
Location: Microsoft Teams Townhall
Think you’ve mastered Change Auditor? This session will challenge that assumption. Whether you’re a seasoned user or just getting started, we’ll highlight powerful features that often go unnoticed. You’ll discover capabilities that enhance security, streamline audits, and simplify daily operations.
This fast-paced, demo-driven walkthrough will cover five underutilized features that will transform how you use Change Auditor:
- Object protection: Prevent unauthorized or accidental changes to critical Active Directory objects, such as domain admins, with built-in safeguards that provide peace of mind.
- Export/import configuration: Save time and reduce errors by reusing effective configurations across environments or restoring them after upgrades.
- Role-based delegation: Assign specific access levels to different teams, ensuring the right people have the right permissions without compromising security.
- Audit events based on result: Filter audit data by success or failure to focus on what matters most and cut through investigation noise.
- Entra ID auditing: Extend visibility to hybrid environments by integrating on-premises and cloud audit data for stronger compliance and faster incident response.
If you’re ready to unlock the full potential of Change Auditor without sifting through manuals or relying on trial and error, this session is your shortcut. Expect real-world use cases, live demos, and practical tips you can apply immediately.
Speaker: Fouad Hamdi, Principal Strategic Systems Consultant - CISSP
5 Must-know security best practices for Change Auditor
Date: April 15, 2026
Time: 11:00 am ET
Location:
Microsoft Teams Townhall
Ready to take your Change Auditor deployment to the next level? In this session, we’ll walk through the top five security configurations every Change Auditor environment should have. You’ll learn how to implement proven best practices from real-world customer engagements and recommendations straight from Quest field engineers and CISSPs. You’ll see how to finetune Change Auditor to detect threats faster, enforce protection across your most critical assets, and align your setup with modern identity security frameworks.
Gain expertise to:
- Fortify Tier 0 security with Change Auditor and Security Guardian
- Detect and validate NTDS.DIT access activity in real time
- Expose Kerberos anomalies to preempt Golden Ticket threats
- Identify and retire risky legacy protocols like NTLMv1
- Automate alerting for unauthorized SIDHistory, AdminSDHolder, and SPN changes
Speaker: Jason Morano, Senior Security Solutions Consultant
Getting More Out of Your Change Auditor Infrastructure
Date: September 16, 2026
Time: 11:00 am
ET
Location: Microsoft Teams Townhall
New to Change Auditor? Or maybe you’ve been running your environment for years and still feel like there’s untapped potential? Either way, this session is for you. We’re diving into real-world tips and tricks to keep your install running smoothly, handle more data without breaking a sweat, and get better insight into what’s really happening under the hood.
Here’s what we’ll cover:
- Archive and purge data using smart policies that protect performance without losing the history you need
- Access archived data directly from the console for audits and troubleshooting
- Add coordinators with confidence to scale performance while avoiding common pitfalls
- Use coordinator statistics to monitor health, identify bottlenecks, and understand what’s happening under the hood
If you want to get the most out of your Change Auditor setup, without wasting hours on trial and error, this session is your roadmap. Come for the tips, stay for the insights, and leave knowing you can run your environment smarter, not harder.
Speaker: Neil Belfour, Solutions Architect