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Biotechnology company monitors and secures file access with FileAudit

  • Biotechnology company
  • Medical manufacturing
  • United States
A Leading US Biotechnology Company monitors and secures file access

This biotechnology company in the United States develops a wide range of advanced manufacturing solutions for the bioprocess industry.

"The install and initial configuration of FileAudit was a breeze and only took a few minutes. It walks you through all the tasks required to ensure a successful real-time auditing."

IT Systems & Support Administrator

The Challenge

Tracking, auditing, and reporting on access to company files and folders

The desire to proactively track, audit and report on access to company files and folders on their Windows 2003, 2008 and 2012 servers drove the organization's IT team to search for file auditing software.

"We needed the ability to record file access and keep tabs on who accessed what files. With the ability to track who modified a file and when, we could recover previous versions of the file from backup if necessary."

IT Systems & Support Administrator

The Solution

Installing and configuring FileAudit in less than 10 minutes

At the time, the company was not actively tracking file access, leaving sensitive corporate and accounting files at risk. Upon the suggestion of a colleague, the team looked into FileAudit from IS Decisions and was immediately impressed.

After determining that the development of an in-house solution would be time consuming and lack key features such as alerts and automatic report delivery, the company quickly decided that FileAudit would provide the file security they required in a quick-to-install and easy-to-use solution.

The Result

Gaining visibility, tracking all Windows file and folder access

After installing FileAudit, the IT team was able to begin monitoring and reporting on file access in less than 10 minutes.

"The install and initial configuration of FileAudit was a breeze and only took a few minutes. It walks you through all the tasks required to ensure successful real-time auditing."

IT Systems & Support Administrator

All file access is tracked and recorded. Today, FileAudit provides the organization with complete, real-time visibility of all read/write/delete accesses (or access attempts), file ownership changes, and permission modifications, enabling IT or management to immediately address any inappropriate access.

Custom filtering and file server intelligence. The IT team have selected weekly report delivery and receives an interactive, graphical access summary customized according to multiple criteria (e.g., path, file type, access type).

"If there are ever any security issues, we will be able to run a report to see who’s accessed a file or folder and management can quickly address it with that individual."

IT Systems & Support Administrator

Ease of use and intuitive features. FileAudit’s user-friendly, modern interface, granular search filters and role-specific dashboards have made file auditing at the company fast, efficient and as enjoyable as possible.

Instant audit trail for regulatory compliance. Should the organization require file access records for compliance with SOX or other regulations, FileAudit provides centralization, recording and long-term archiving of all file access events.