I need to audit access on a specific folder on a file server. I have enabled "Object access" in the local policy and configured the folder to audit access from my user account "full control ...

Manually monitoring and auditing file access (and access attempts) across Windows Servers is time-consuming and overwhelming.

Auditing can be done for many things, but the two most connected to security are auditing access policies and auditing file usage.

Two recently discovered Windows zero-day attacks underscore the importance of monitoring for unauthorized tasks.