Synergia Group Ensures GDPR Compliance and Defeats Ransomware in Less than 90 Minutes

IT manager Patrick Lozano, who had used Netwrix Auditor in his previous organization, explains the decision process at Synergia Group: “We selected Netwrix Auditor because brings us a comprehensive view and control over the data and connections to our network, including computers that we do not administrate ourselves — typically those of our medical partners who can access our network. Our choice of Netwrix Auditor was also reinforced by the increase in ransomware and the need to be able to react very quickly in the event of an attack.”

• Better control over data manipulations. Netwrix Auditor enables the IT team to conduct data protection impact assessments (DPIAs) for processes that can result in privacy risks, as mandated by the GDPR. They also use the solution to automatically generate daily and weekly reports on logins and accesses to PHI.
• Mitigated risk of ransomware. ”We experienced a situation that has unfortunately become common at many companies — the opening of an attachment infected by a crypto virus on a workstation connected to our network,” recalls Patrick. “Netwrix enabled us to immediately identify the infected computer and isolate the action of the virus, and then launch the restoration. In less than an hour and a half, everything was restored.”
• Ensured GDPR compliance. By providing comprehensive and detailed reports on activities inside the network and alerts about anomalous activity, Netwrix Auditor enables the IT team to establish proper PHI security controls and efficiently respond to audits from the control authority.