Netwrix User Activity Monitoring

[Anita Damelio]

Beespecially sure to monitor users who have privileged access to your IT ecosystem, such as your Windows servers and other remote computers across your network. Having a solution that can video-record activity the screen activity of admins on local computers supports information security investigations and enables individual accountability by documenting exactly who did what during a given session. Video tracking also helps organizations with evaluation of admin activity to guide future training efforts.

The unified Netwrix Auditor platform overcomes the limitations of other employee monitoring tools by delivering 360-degree visibility into user activity across your IT ecosystem and keeping you informed about suspicious activity that could result in security incidents that put your company data and applications at risk. With Netwrix Auditor, you can:

FileAudit can help you here. It offers an easy yet robust tool for monitoring, auditing and alerting on all access to and usage of files, folders and file shares that reside on Windows System and Cloud Storage Providers.

LepideAuditor for File Server provides deep insights into every changes takes place (such as; when users are accessing, reading, creating, modifying or deleting your files and folders) in the form of real-time or threshold alerts to ensure the security of your sensitive data.

Microsoft SharePoint offers features for collecting activity, which may prove useful for many reasons. Whether that reason is security auditing or fulfilling other compliance requirements, to make use of it, the tools must be turned on, and you need to know what you are looking for before running reports. The purpose of this blog is to show you what kind of activity monitoring solution is available for SharePoint monitoring, how to enable activity auditing, and how to make use of that information.

Use the following script to run activity auditing on a web-application basis. All children of the web application will have activity auditing enabled on it so long as they are set to inherit the permissions of the parent.

However, if you do not know what you are looking for, this raw stream of data will be very difficult to use effectively. As you can see from the screenshot above, in just a few minutes, there were over 38,000 activity events recorded in my small test environment. Accordingly, the best way to effectively use these logs is to invest in monitoring software that will analyze this data and provide meaningful reports.

Netwrix StealthAUDIT for SharePoint helps you secure and govern the data your users create and access in your SharePoint network. With just this one powerful solution, you establish and maintain least-privilege access, close gaps in your security infrastructure, monitor user activity, and more. Contact us today for a free trial and see for yourself how our products can help you control database access, spot threats and pass audits.

Yes. One option for monitoring your SharePoint environment is to use the free built-in audit log and viewer included with SharePoint. However, a third-party SharePoint monitoring tool makes it far easier to effectively track user actions, server performance and system availability.

With the native tools, you will need to enable auditing in the Site Collection settings and choose which actions, such as viewing, editing and deleting content, to monitor. Usage reports will give you an overview of how your sites and content are being used. Alternatively, you can use a third-party solution for monitoring SharePoint activity to get more actionable information and enhanced security and logging features.

Regular server monitoring is vital for ensuring SharePoint health. You can use the SharePoint Online Management Shell to get real-time performance status information. If you need more robust monitoring, consider a third-party tool such as Netwrix StealthAUDIT, which provides additional resources for monitoring the performance of your servers and remediating issues automatically.

There are file server auditing/monitoring programs out there, however they can be very costly. Other than that, you could install something like VNC Viewer into their machine to spy on what they are doing but that may be seen as slightly unethical. Not sure what else you can really do, if they wanted to take files and store them on an external drive or send them to his personal email, they probably already would by now and there isnt anything you can do about that. I would just revoke access to the more important and sensitive files and ask that they request access when they need it ( bit of a nuisance for you though )

In similar situations, companies have escorted the employee off the premises as soon as the put in their 2 week notice. Take them to their desk, let them clean out their stuff, and hand them a check for 2 weeks pay as they leave the building.

Set a legal hold on his mailbox, So you can go through it after he leaves. Also, as the others said, get a monitoring software, This is one that is free, You just have to install the agent on his workstation and it gives you screen shots and web history as well as reporting.

Like -Aldrin- said, if you are worried about the user, why keep them on board. Pay them their notice and be done with them. Remove their access to all files or set permission so that the files can not be copied or deleted. Enable auditing and any other monitoring tools; but the easiest is to let them go and save a lot of excessive waste of time and energy.

Netwrix Auditor is designed to enable auditing of the broadest variety of IT systems, including Active Directory, Exchange, file servers, SharePoint, SQL Server, VMware and Windows Server. It also supports monitoring of privileged user activity in all other systems.

According to the vendor, Netwrix Auditor eliminates these blind spots by delivering complete visibility into all changes to system configurations, content and permissions across the IT infrastructure. Moreover, Netwrix Auditor alerts organizations to changes that violate corporate security policies, enabling users to proactively detect suspicious user activity and prevent breaches.

Netwrix Auditor has been widely used by various organizations to address a range of IT auditing and compliance needs. Many users have found it helpful in monitoring and identifying suspicious activity, generating comprehensive reports, and providing immediate response capabilities for incident management. For example, small organizations have benefited from Netwrix Auditor's ability to monitor failed logins, expiring passwords, and Windows file server activity, giving them peace of mind and enabling them to respond promptly to security threats. Additionally, companies have utilized the software to audit multiple systems including file servers, SQL servers, web servers, SharePoint servers, and Active Directory. This ensures access compliance and helps identify user file access patterns. The program is also being used by infrastructure departments to monitor changes to files, password updates, database changes, and GPO changes while accurately reporting on access to ITAR files. Furthermore, organizations have leveraged Netwrix Auditor for compliance reporting and analysis of activities in their domain, enabling greater insights into trends and occurrences across the entire organization. By utilizing this software solution, ICT departments can ensure compliance and housekeeping of servers by auditing system administrators' work. Likewise, IT departments have found value in conducting IT access rights audits with Netwrix Auditor as it provides visibility into network access while preventing unauthorized activity. The product is also employed by IS Access and IS Server Support teams to track changes for auditors, allowing visibility into modifications made to the internal AD. Moreover, organizations have utilized Netwrix Auditor to audit network accounts and gain visibility into AD modifications for compliance purposes and yearly tech audits. Beyond compliance needs, a law enforcement agency has used the software solution to prove the chain of custody of related files on file servers. Additionally, businesses have found Netwrix Auditor helpful in GDPR and ISO 27001 compliance analysis as it simplifies the detection and remediation of potential issues related to data protection regulations. For security departments within different organizations, Netwrix Auditor has been a valuable tool for tracking specific changes and addressing security problems, such as login failures and changes to user privileges. Research and innovation-focused organizations have also benefited from this product, as it ensures the security and confidentiality of information data while maintaining accessibility across branches. Furthermore, Netwrix Auditor has played a vital role in helping IS security teams monitor and manage changes to AD security setup, simplifying tasks, automating alerts, and increasing understanding of change within the AD environment. Lastly, users have leveraged the software to inspect technology environments comprehensively by generating alerts and daily reports on servers, network switches, locked accounts, file-level accesses, and more. Additionally, Netwrix Auditor logs user logins and sends email alerts for AD changes, providing users with timely notifications and ensuring transparency in the auditing process. With its robust features and capabilities, Netwrix Auditor has become an indispensable tool for organizations across various industries seeking to enhance their IT auditing practices. By offering comprehensive visibility into system activities, accurate reporting, and compliance monitoring, the software enables users to proactively address security threats, maintain regulatory compliance, and ensure the integrity of their IT infrastructure. Whether it's for small organizations looking for peace of mind or larger enterprises needing advanced auditing solutions, Netwrix Auditor proves to be a versatile and valuable asset in achieving effective IT governance.

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