Netwrix, a provider of change and configuration auditing software, recently announced the release of Netwrix Effective Permissions Reporting Tool, a freeware solution designed to monitor privileged accounts by reporting on effective permissions in Active Directory and file shares.

Netwrix Effective Permissions Reporting Tool helps IT professionals to see who has access to what, assess the performance of their security policies, and detect insider misuse at early stage to minimize the risk of data breaches.

Netwrix Effective Permissions Reporting Tool collects individual employee or group permissions for accessing data across the Active Directory domain or file servers. It also helps to detect excessive permissions and in case of malicious activity, allows drilling down into effective permission details for rapid investigation, thus preventing privilege abuse. The reports made by Netwrix Effective Permissions Reporting Tool are valuable for both internal and compliance audits.