Netwrix Access Analyzer

Shows who can access data by analysing permissions and inheritance.

"Provides visibility into permissions and access rights, helping organisations identify risks and enforce least privilege across data and systems."

Analyse permissions across file systems, directories and collaboration platforms

Organisations often lose track of who can reach files when permissions accumulate across servers, directories and collaboration tools. Inherited ACLs, local groups and ad‑hoc shares hide exposure and make audits slow and error prone.

Netwrix Access Analyzer surfaces effective permissions and inheritance chains across the estate. It produces clear reports on excessive access and likely data exposure so teams can target clean-up, reduce unnecessary rights and produce evidence for internal reviews or compliance checks.

Where Netwrix Access Analyzer is used

Run regular scans as part of entitlement reviews to find over‑permissive shares and document who has access. Use the reports to prioritise remediation work and supply evidence for auditors.

Map permissions before migration or consolidation projects. The analysis helps identify permission bloat, highlight inherited rights and inform where to simplify access ahead of changes.

Suitable environments

Suited to medium‑to‑large UK organisations with on‑prem Active Directory, distributed file servers and cloud collaboration tools. It is useful where identity complexity and regulatory or audit pressure make clear access visibility a priority.

Benefits

Improve visibility of access rights

Provides a clear view of who has access to data and systems.

Reduce permission-related risk

Identifies and helps address excessive or inappropriate access.

Support least privilege models

Helps reduce access rights to only what is necessary.

Simplify audit and compliance

Provides reporting to demonstrate control over access to sensitive data.

Identify high-risk access

Highlights users and groups with elevated or risky permissions.

Prioritise remediation efforts

Focuses attention on the most critical access risks.

Improve data security

Reduces exposure of sensitive data by tightening access controls.

Capabilities

Permissions analysis

Analyses permissions across systems to identify who has access to what data.

Data access visibility

Provides visibility into access rights across file systems, Active Directory and other platforms.

Risk identification

Identifies excessive, orphaned or inappropriate access that could pose security risks.

Least privilege analysis

Evaluates access rights to support least privilege and reduce unnecessary permissions.

Access governance reporting

Generates reports to support governance, compliance and audit requirements.

Multi-platform support

Analyses access across multiple systems including file servers and directory services.

Risk-based prioritisation

Highlights the most critical access risks to help prioritise remediation efforts.

Centralised analysis platform

Provides a single platform to analyse and review permissions across the environment.

Applications

Analyse permissions across systems

Used to understand who has access to data across file systems and directories.

Identify excessive or inappropriate access

Finds users and groups with more access than required.

Support least privilege initiatives

Helps organisations reduce access rights to appropriate levels.

Prepare for access and compliance audits

Provides evidence and reporting for auditors and regulators.

Secure sensitive data

Identifies access risks that could expose critical information.

Prioritise access remediation

Focuses on the most critical permission risks first.