Welcome and Let's Get Started

Welcome to Cygna Auditor, a comprehensive, integrated auditing, alerting, and reporting platform for Active Directory, Windows File System, Microsoft 365, etc. Cygna Auditor is a straightforward and easy-to-use solution that provides clear and affordable overviews of activity in your business critical assets, helps you pass compliance audits and mitigate risks.

Cygna Auditor documentation is designed to assist you any time you have a question about the product or auditing in general. The most up-to-date documentation is always available online at https://docs.cygnalabs.com. Do not hesitate to visit the online documentation portal—being the primary source of information about the product it has much more to offer besides general instructions. Here you can also find detailed tutorials, how-to's, best practices, and articles explaining the auditing basics.

If you prefer to download a printable copy on your desktop, be sure check for newer versions regularly. Note that while fully covering the product functionality, the printable PDF may not include some interactive assistance materials or articles discussing the industry best practices or auditing techniques.

Here are just a few tips on navigating the online documentation.

To facilitate the onboarding process, start by reading articles in the Get Started section. After reading these articles, you will know everything you need to install and launch the product.
Browse the Systems section to find more about supported audited systems, required settings, and how to enable auditing.
Go to Features to explore product features and see how Cygna Auditor can help you gain control over your data with Auditing, Reports, etc. In Administration, you can read about fine-tuning the product.
Check out the ever evolving Resources section, a home to tutorials, best practices, and other articles that will enrich your Cygna Auditor experience.
For more information about Cygna Auditing & Security Suite (former PowerBroker Management Suite), refer to respective documentation.

Without further ado, let's get started. First of all, get some insight into how the product works. Go to Insight into Architecture and Workflow.

Last updated: 7/13/2022.

Applies to Cygna Auditor 2.1.