Auditing Windows File Server

This is a file server auditing tool.

Maintaining Windows file servers can pose several problems. Unauthorized and malicious access to the servers can create situations where security breaches can happen. Regulatory compliance is a major issue. Organizations need to monitor the server accesses and operations. This is a tool that can help you make sure your organization can meet the regulatory requirements. Malicious changes to files, folders and their permissions can open the server to security problems. Close monitoring is the only way you can get to know when such a thing happens. One of the ways of tracking the changes would be to archive all the changes in a central database. Maintaining separate repositories for all the servers in the organization could take substantial time. This tool will save organizations the time and effort required to maintain these repositories.

The utility is simple to use and should not pose any problems for the IT types. Several types of reports can be generated. You could customize them as needed. The settings available help you configure the tool for the needs of the organization. The compliance-related auditing could be based on File Name, File server name, File type, Monitoring time, Drive, Process, Events, Directory, etc. The reports can be delivered to specific emails. The reports can be in .DOC, .PDF. HTML and .TXT file formats. This is for the Windows environment and works with its latest versions. This is a good tool when file servers need to be maintained safely for an organization.

For Auditing Windows File Servers, professional tools like LepideAuditor for File Server are preferred over native auditing tools. Only LepideAuditor for File Server can provide comprehensive information that can effectively check compliance violations, unauthorized accesses, security breaches, deceitful permission changes and modifications, and undesired changes to files, folders, and permissions. As it offers centralized auditing facility, centralized audit data storage, predefined and customized auditing reports, and instant alerts for critical changes, no file server activity can go unnoticed.
LepideAuditor for File Server is helpful in auditing Windows File Servers and NetApp Filers. It tracks all file and folder accesses and permission changes, and records before and after values of every change. One can configure customized audit policies so that auditing is done according to File server name, Drive, Directory, Time, File Type, File Name, Events, and Process. If you suspect of some critical changes that need immediate action, you can configure instant alerts for such changes so that you get instant emails, SMSs, and on-screen messages if they occur.
If you need only limited audit information, you can use the Freeware edition of this software. However for professional auditing, its Enterprise edition is recommended. The trial version of the Enterprise edition is available free for 15 days for auditing two file servers. Then you have to purchase it for continuing its usage. For more information, please check www.windowsfileserverauditing.com