AML Midlands Ltd

AML’s Office365 Audit is a tool designed to help organisations monitor and audit their Office 365 environment. By tracking and analysing various activities within Office 365, the tool provides valuable insights into security, compliance, and usage. Here are the key benefits of using AML’s Office365 Audit:

1. Enhanced Security Monitoring

• Track User Activities: AML’s Office365 Audit enables businesses to monitor user actions in real-time, such as login attempts, file access, changes to permissions, and email activity. This helps detect suspicious or unauthorized activities, improving overall security.
• Alerting for Suspicious Behavior: The audit tool can send alerts for abnormal behavior, such as unusual login times, access from unfamiliar IP addresses, or large file downloads, which can be indicators of a security breach.
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2. Compliance and Regulatory Support

• Audit Trail for Compliance: The tool provides a detailed audit trail of all activities within Office 365. This is particularly valuable for organizations that need to comply with industry regulations like GDPR, HIPAA, or SOC 2. Having an audit log ensures that you can provide evidence of compliance during audits or regulatory reviews.
• Customizable Reporting: AML’s Office365 Audit allows you to create and schedule customized reports, which can include detailed information about user activity, security events, and system changes. These reports can be used for compliance documentation or internal reviews.

3. Data Loss Prevention

• Track Data Sharing and Downloading: You can monitor how data is being shared within and outside the organization. If sensitive or confidential data is being shared via email, cloud storage, or other channels, the tool alerts administrators, allowing them to take action to prevent data leaks or breaches.
• Monitor Access to Critical Documents: AML’s can also track who accessed or modified critical documents, ensuring that sensitive files are only accessed by authorised users.

4. User Activity Tracking

• Detailed Reports of User Actions: The tool logs every user activity, including emails sent, files accessed, changes made to documents, and configuration settings altered in Office 365. This is valuable for auditing purposes and can help with investigating any security incidents or data misuse.
• Admin Activity Monitoring: AML’s provides insights into the activities of administrators, ensuring that high-level changes to the system are being monitored for potential misuse or errors.

5. Audit of Microsoft Teams and OneDrive

• Teams Monitoring: As part of Office 365, Microsoft Teams is widely used for communication and collaboration. AML can track Teams activities, including messages sent, files shared, and channel memberships. This ensures that Teams usage is secure and compliant with organisational policies.
• OneDrive Activity Monitoring: You can also monitor file access and sharing activities within OneDrive, ensuring that sensitive data is not being misused, shared improperly, or deleted without proper authorisation.

6. Insight into Admin and Policy Changes

• Track Admin Actions: AML logs actions performed by administrators, such as changes to user permissions, group memberships, and security settings. This provides visibility into who is making changes and why, helping to prevent unauthorised admin actions or accidental mis-configurations.
• Policy Compliance Checks: The tool helps ensure that Office 365 policies (e.g., password policies, data retention policies, sharing restrictions) are being enforced. It can also alert admins when a policy is violated or bypassed.

7. Risk Management

• Identify Security Risks: By continuously auditing user and system activity, AML can help identify potential security risks, such as users accessing data they shouldn’t or administrators making unauthorised changes to the environment.
• Behavioural Analytics: The tool provides insights into user behaviour patterns, which can be used to identify any anomalies that could indicate security threats, such as compromised accounts or insider threats.

8. Customisable Alerts and Notifications

• Instant Alerts: AML Office365 Audit allows you to set up alerts for specific activities (e.g., file deletions, policy changes, failed login attempts). These alerts help administrators respond quickly to potential security incidents or compliance violations.
• Actionable Alerts: Alerts can be configured to provide actionable information, allowing IT teams to take immediate corrective measures to address any issues.

9. Simplified Troubleshooting

• Quickly Investigate Issues: With detailed logs of user activities, system changes, and security events, AML makes it easier to trace issues back to their source. Whether it’s a configuration error, a security breach, or an operational issue, the audit tool simplifies troubleshooting and root cause analysis.
• Historical Data Access: AML allows administrators to access historical data on user and admin activities, making it easier to track down problems that may have occurred days or weeks ago.

10. Enhanced Audibility

• Audit Logs for Documentation: With complete and secure logs of all Office 365 activity, organisations can ensure that they have a comprehensive and easily accessible record of all events for audit purposes. This can help when auditing for internal or external purposes, ensuring that all changes and actions are documented and traceable.
• Retention of Logs: AML allows businesses to retain audit logs for a specified period, which is often required for compliance purposes. The system provides a long-term historical view of all Office 365 activities.

11. User-Friendly Interface

• Intuitive Dashboard: AML Office365 Audit offers an intuitive and easy-to-navigate dashboard that makes it easy for administrators to access audit logs, generate reports, and configure alerts without complex setup.
• Customisable Reports: You can customise the reports you generate, tailoring them to meet your organisation’s specific needs for compliance, internal reviews, or security assessments.

12. Cost-Effective Solution

• Affordable Monitoring: Compared to enterprise-level monitoring and security tools, AML provides an affordable option for organisations looking to ensure that their Office 365 environment remains secure and compliant without breaking the budget.

13. Integration with Other Systems

• Centralised Reporting: AML can integrate with other security and monitoring tools, providing a unified view of your organisation’s security posture. This helps simplify security operations and ensures that all systems are working in sync.