How Secure is your Mailbox?

Exchange Reporter Plus Sets Reporting Standard by Tracking Logon Failures on Outlook Web Access

Security information and event management (SIEM) policies make it important to monitor logon attempts. When there are a number of failed attempts on OWA, followed by a successful logon, it is rarely because the user has suddenly recalled their password. Instead, a hacker has likely broken into the network — untraceable, invisible.

With the new OWA (Outlook Web Access) reporting feature, ManageEngine’s Exchange Reporter Plus provides an industry-first capability that makes IT teams more vigilant in terms of realizing threats to mailbox security. The reports on unread email provide crucial insights that foster efficient mailbox space management.

“Our customers have been asking us to strengthen Exchange security,” said Manikandan Thangaraj, Director Program Management, ManageEngine. “OWA logon reports provide a degree of security that is unmatched by any other reporting solution on the market today. It’s just one example of how we carefully and continuously listen to our customers and respond with a solution that meets their specific requirements.”

OWA Logon Failure reports provide information about individual IP addresses and users, an industry first in OWA reporting. Monitoring the failed logon attempts helps admins evade vulnerabilities by keeping a close watch on potentially malicious behavior. Unread Email reports offer consolidated data on the number of unread email messages vis-à-vis the total number of messages received in each mailbox. The reports also sort and display mailboxes based on the maximum number of unread messages. This data helps admins calculate junk mail volume and identify inactive mailbox users.