Microsoft Windows DFS

Version: Microsoft Windows Server®2003 and later.

Distributed File System (DFS) is a set of client and server services that allow an organization, using Microsoft Windows servers, to organize many distributed SMB file shares into a distributed file system. Distributed File System is implemented as a role service of the File Services role. Distributed File System consists of two role services: • DFS Namespaces • DFS Replication

Netsurion Open XDR gathers and examines acquired logs to identify the users who accessed DFS folders, audit settings changed on object (Files and Folders).

Netsurion Data Source Integration for Microsoft Windows DFS allows you to monitor following:-

• Operations – Microsoft Windows DFS user logon success, DFS namespace activity and DFS replication activity.
• Security – Microsoft Windows DFS network share object accessed and DFS client desired access.
• Compliance – Microsoft Windows DFS auditing setting changed.

Once Microsoft Windows DFS is configured to deliver events to Netsurion Open XDR Manager; Alerts, Dashboards and Reports can be configured into Netsurion Open XDR.

To take advantage of this data source integration and to learn more about alerts, reports, and dashboards, contact your Technical Account Manager (TAM). If you are not currently a Netsurion customer or partner, contact us to learn more.