FileAudit

A data surveillance product that functions via an administration console installed on a computer running Microsoft Windows.

FileAudit monitors, archives and reports the access (or access attempts) to sensitive files and folders stored on Microsoft Windows systems. It will help you to know when someone deletes, reads, writes, changes permissions or takes the ownership on critical files located on a server share.

Key Features:

• Real-Time Monitoring: Monitor, in real time, access (or access attempts) to sensitive files and folders stored on Windows systems (read/write/delete accesses, file ownership changes, permission modifications, attribute changes, etc.).
   
• Automatic Email Alerts: Set up E-mail alerts for predetermined access events (access denied – file deletion – a specific user, machine or IP address – time of access – and mass access events such as the copy, deletion or movement of bulk files).
   
• File and Folder Access Auditing: Review a searchable, secure and always-available audit trail. Analyze the access to and usage of files stored both on-premises and in the cloud. Schedule centralized reports according to multiple criteria.
• NTFS Permissions Reporting: Report on and track NTFS permissions, permission changes and properties for all files and folders. Get a complete and centralized view of both basic and advanced permissions, and properties such as size, creation date and last modified date. 

• Cloud Data Monitoring: Extend access auditing to data stored in the cloud (OneDrive, SharePoint Online, Google Drive, Dropbox & Box). One single, consolidated solution for monitoring files and folders stored both on-premises and in the cloud.

Using FileAudit

To monitor access to your organizations data, standard Microsoft systems only propose manual event log analysis. This very limited functionality leaves administrators having to decrypt hundreds or even thousands of events, attempting to retrieve those of interest; and therefore generates endless hours of non value added work as well as the risk of error or overlook.

On the other hand, with a simple right click in Windows explorer or from the console; FileAudit instantly gives an error ridden and comprehensive list of:

• read/write accesses
• appropriation attempts (accepted or denied)
• permission modification attempts (accepted or denied)

each record detailing:

• the user
• the domain
• the date and time of connection and disconnection

for:

• a file
• a selection of files
• a folder and subfolders
• a selection of folders and subfolders

and gives you a very simple and efficient way of controlling the use made of your organizations sensitive and confidential data.