Case Study: Rockford Toolcraft achieves improved data security and increased IT productivity with Netwrix Auditor

Rockford Toolcraft Secures Customer Data and Increases Productivity of the IT Department

Rockford Toolcraft, a Rockford, Illinois-based manufacturer of heavy-gauge stampings with two plants and over 350 employees, relies on file servers to store critical design projects and CAD drawings. To meet contractual obligations and remain a reliable partner, the IT team needed to prevent mishandling, compromise or loss of sensitive files while preserving authorized access — requiring a full audit trail of user activity across file servers.

IT manager Ed Blanchard deployed Netwrix Auditor for Active Directory, Windows Server and Windows File Servers for its ready-to-read reports and quick visibility into changes and access attempts. The solution let the team pinpoint deletions and abnormal activity in minutes instead of hours, streamlined workflows and onboarding/offboarding by exposing who performed which tasks, and generated alerts that improved training and policy compliance — resulting in stronger data confidentiality, integrity and availability and increased IT productivity.

Rockford Toolcraft

Ed Blanchard

IT Manager