A reliable permission analysis increases IT security

Various legal regulations, data protection, mandatory security standards and company certifications always require IT managers to precisely log and control the permissions assigned in a network (e.g. Windows permissions, network permissions, NTFS permissions, share permissions, file server permissions, mailbox permissions, public folder permissions, SharePoint permissions). Key keywords are BSI basic protection, ISO 27001 certification and, of course, the extensive data protection requirements. The complexity and amount of information that needs to be taken into account and processed for correct IT documentation is as enormous as it is variable. However, managers, data protection officers and IT administrators need meaningful and up-to-date reports on the effective permission situation in the company network at all times.

Docusnap is the ideal software solution to meet these requirements. The software automatically creates permission analyses for Windows file systems, Microsoft Exchange and Microsoft SharePoint. In the case of Windows file systems, all systems that work on the basis of shares and NTFS file systems are supported. Microsoft Windows-compatible file systems (e.g. NetApp, EMC Isilon, Samba) are also supported by the permission analysis function based on CIFS or SMB. The permission configured for Microsoft Exchange environments and the Active Directory are also inventoried and documented. The basis for the use of the permission analysis function is the automated IT inventory of the network by Docusnap. Docusnap stores the data recorded in the inventory in a Configuration Management Database (CMDB). The permission analysis accesses the data stored in the Docusnap CMDB and creates the necessary evaluations for the effective network permissions in a clear form for the user.