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November 26, 2024
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SharePoint Security Tool

Learn about Strac's Sharepoint Security Tool and Audit Tool

SharePoint Security Tool

TL;DR

In today’s digital-first world, organizations increasingly rely on Microsoft SharePoint, SharePoint Online, OneDrive, and Teams to store, manage, and share sensitive data. While these platforms enhance collaboration and productivity, they also introduce security risks. Data breaches, compliance violations, and insider threats are real challenges for IT and security teams.

To address these issues, businesses need robust SharePoint security tools and SharePoint security audit tools that can streamline governance, enhance data security, and simplify compliance. Strac, a leader in Data Discovery and Data Loss Prevention (DLP), offers powerful tools for SharePoint environments to ensure your data remains protected while enabling seamless collaboration.


Key Capabilities of a SharePoint Security Tool

1. Data Security

Organizations store a wealth of sensitive information in SharePoint, including Personally Identifiable Information (PII), financial records, and proprietary data. Protecting this data is critical. Strac’s SharePoint DLP solution enables:

  • Automated discovery and classification of sensitive data.
  • Insights into “who is sharing with whom” and “who is downloading what file.”
  • Identification of sensitive files with user-friendly dashboards and data classification charts.

SharePoint Security Tool: Strac Data Discovery and Classification


2. Risk Mitigation

Common security vulnerabilities, such as excessive user permissions or sharing with anonymous users, can lead to breaches. Strac helps mitigate these risks by:

  • Detecting broken inheritance and misconfigured permissions across SharePoint, OneDrive, and Teams.
  • Automatically revoking external and anonymous sharing of sensitive files.
  • Implementing a least-privilege access model to ensure users only have access to the data they need.


3. Strong Governance

Governance is the cornerstone of effective security. Strac’s SharePoint tools provide:

  • Regular permissions review workflows for site owners.
  • Automated access request workflows to simplify user access without compromising security.
  • Activity monitoring to track changes in configuration, permissions, and file interactions.


4. User Activity Monitoring

Insider threats, both malicious and accidental, pose significant risks. Strac allows you to:

  • Monitor file uploads, downloads, and sharing activities in real time.
  • Track anomalies and spot insider threats before they escalate.
  • Conduct forensic investigations with detailed activity logs.


SharePoint Security Tool: Strac alerts/visibility on who is downloading/sharing externally or internally/printing files


5. Compliance Simplification

Regulatory frameworks such as HIPAA, PCI-DSS, GDPR, and SOX require strict controls and regular reporting. Strac’s compliance-friendly features include:

  • Pre-configured and custom reports tailored to regulatory requirements.
  • Simplified audit preparation with detailed logs and sensitive data summaries.
  • Tools to quickly address Data Subject Access Requests (DSARs).


6. Improved Productivity

Redundant, stale, or duplicate data can increase storage costs and slow productivity. Strac automatically:

  • Identifies and archives or deletes stale data.
  • Helps users find relevant data quickly through intuitive classification and search tools.
  • Reduces administrative overhead with streamlined workflows.


7. Scalability and Integration

As your organization grows, your security tools must scale with you. Strac’s SharePoint tools are:

  • Designed for organizations of all sizes, from mid-market to large enterprises.
  • Capable of seamless integration with third-party security tools, including SIEM solutions.
  • Lightweight, ensuring minimal impact on performance and storage.


Why Strac Stands Out as the Best SharePoint Security Tool

Robust Data Discovery and DLP

Strac efficiently identifies and categorizes sensitive information across SharePoint, OneDrive, and Teams. Its user-friendly dashboards provide:

  • Clear visibility into who is accessing, sharing, or downloading sensitive files.
  • Detailed classification charts showcasing the nature of sensitive data stored.

Seamless Agentless Deployment

Strac eliminates the need for traditional agent-based setups, offering a hassle-free agentless deployment that integrates smoothly with your SharePoint environment.

Live Monitoring and Automated Remediation

Strac provides real-time visibility, empowering organizations with:

  • Immediate alerts for unusual activities.
  • Automatic corrective actions, such as disabling public links or limiting unauthorized access.

Effortless Compliance Management

With Strac, compliance is simplified through ready-to-use templates and customizable reports tailored to meet regulatory requirements.


SharePoint Security Audit Tool: Features and Benefits

A SharePoint security audit tool ensures your organization meets its security and compliance goals. Strac’s audit features include:

  • Permission audits: Identify users with excessive access and fix permission mismatches.
  • Sharing audits: Detect files shared with external or anonymous users.
  • Configuration audits: Validate security settings across SharePoint, Teams, and OneDrive.
  • Threat detection: Spot anomalies in user behavior or configuration changes.
  • Customizable reporting: Generate reports tailored to your compliance or business needs.
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