How to monitor Synology NAS activity logs

Network attached storage (NAS) servers might contain sensitive enterprise data. Since these servers are accessed regularly by many users, there is a good chance that many unauthorized activities could go undetected. While most enterprises set permissions to allow the right users to access files, that alone cannot mitigate the risk of a malicious agent accessing the company data. It is possible for hackers to get hold of user accounts, change permissions and privilege levels, and so on. Constantly monitoring the servers can help prevent any unauthorized access. Monitoring user activities using native tools includes parsing all the activity logs to find any activity that could be considered suspicious. However this can prove to be time-consuming and tedious. Applications such as ADAudit Plus can be of help here as they go one step ahead and process these logs to generate user-friendly reports.

ADAudit Plus, a real-time Active Directory auditing and reporting tool, generates comprehensive reports on the servers that are configured in it. The tool has separate sections for file audits and server audits and they contain multiple reports on the changes made in the servers, including file modifications, logons, logoffs, and so on. ADAudit Plus also raises alerts in real-time if it detects any suspicious activity on the servers. Here is a comparison on monitoring activity logs on Synology using native toolsand ADAudit Plus.

ADAudit Plus, a real-time Active Directory auditing and reporting tool, generates comprehensive reports on the servers that are configured in it. The tool has separate sections for file audits and server audits and they contain multiple reports on the changes made in the servers, including file modifications, logons, logoffs, and so on. ADAudit Plus also raises alerts in real-time if it detects any suspicious activity on the servers. Here is a comparison on monitoring activity logs on Synology using native toolsand ADAudit Plus.