Case Study: Forreston State Bank achieves continuous FFIEC & GLBA compliance and saves audit hours with Netwrix Auditor by Netwrix

Forreston State Bank Ensures FFIEC and GLBA Compliance while Saving Hours of Work

Forreston State Bank, a community bank founded in 1887, needed to meet FFIEC and GLBA requirements while preparing for recurring internal and external audits. With a tiny IT team (one full‑time employee and a few interns), the bank required automated monitoring of user activity—especially privileged accounts and access to critical data and PII—to reduce audit workload and avoid regulatory fines or reputational damage.

They deployed Netwrix Auditor for Active Directory, Windows Server and file servers, which was quick to set up and easy to use. The solution provides alerts on privilege changes, detailed change and access summaries for file servers, and automated audit-ready reports—delivering continuous compliance, stronger security controls and roughly eight hours saved per week on audit preparation.

Forreston State Bank

Christopher H. Cronau

Senior Vice President