How Lepide helped City of Danville improve file server security.
The challenge.
The City’s IT department was under constant pressure to respond to critical changes—particularly file deletions and modifications—that disrupted day-to-day operations. End users were regularly contacting IT for support, but the team lacked the visibility to quickly understand what had happened and who was responsible.
Agnel DSilva, the city’s IT Administrator, was relying on native tools like Event Viewer to investigate incidents. However, Event Viewer was not designed for this level of analysis—it was slow, lacked detail, and could not provide the forensic insights needed for audits or compliance.
On top of this, the city had to meet strict auditing requirements to maintain compliance with PCI DSS and FERPA. The lack of reliable auditing and reporting capabilities posed a real risk to compliance—and left them vulnerable to potential data exposure.
Lepide solution
The City of Danville selected the Lepide Data Security Platform to replace inefficient native tools and provide real-time visibility across their unstructured data environment. Lepide delivered:
- Predefined compliance reports for PCI and FERPA, dramatically reducing time spent on audit preparation.
- Real-time visibility into all file and folder changes, enabling the IT team to resolve user-reported issues faster and with greater accuracy.
- Historical auditing and alerting on unauthorized changes, improving security posture and reducing operational risk.
- High ROI by delivering all the required functionality at a fraction of the cost of larger, more complex solutions.
With Lepide in place, the City’s IT team immediately saw a reduction in helpdesk tickets, investigation time, and compliance overhead—freeing up resources and reducing costs.