Managing user access within SharePoint is a chore, but reducing permissions sprawl (way too many people having access) and keeping access organized and up-to-date is critical if you want to really understand what SharePoint resources are being used, and who is using them.

Unfortunately, due to a variety of reasons, SharePoint is often out-of-date when it comes to permissions.

Factors like:

1. Lots of users with management permissions having the rights to change permissions and assign permissions to other users

2. No native reporting tools within SharePoint that allow admins to detect effective rights to head off problems

both contribute to the SharePoint "zoo."

At the very least, admins need a tool that allows them to baseline permissions, certify ownership, evaluate effective rights, and take immediate action to fix security holes. But wouldn't it be nice if SharePoint admins / users had a "self-service" model for SharePoint clean-up?

SMP for SharePoint, STEALTHbits' solution, features a comprehensive, 4-step workflow to do just that:

1. We baseline the permissions.

2. We identify the probable owners of sites.

3. We talk to the probable owners to get answers to permissions questions.

4. We analyze the results and recommend next steps based on them.

And it's all done from within a single tool.

If you want to learn more about the SharePoint governance challenge, as well as our Self-Service features, check out our STEALTHsession on SharePoint Self-Service. (Please note - you must be logged in to view extended videos).

GLEN ROCK, NJ and RESTON, VA--(Marketwire - March 2, 2011) - STEALTHbits Technologies, a leader in the IT security and compliance software space, and Carahsoft Technology Corporation, the trusted Government IT solutions provider, announced a partnership today that will enable Carahsoft to add the award-winning StealthAUDIT Management Platform (SMP) to its Intelligence Solutions offerings. The partnership will expand on STEALTHbits' decade of success in the private sector, where they provide innovative data collection, analysis, reporting, and remediation tools to the world's top organizations, including Fortune 500 companies and leading Wall Street firms.

"We are very excited about the opportunity to partner with Carahsoft in bringing a great solution into the US Public Sector," said David Gordon, VP of Business Development at STEALTHbits. "With WikiLeaks and hacker attacks in the headlines weekly, risk mitigation and security within the government space has never been more important than it is today."

SMP features comprehensive solutions spanning the Microsoft infrastructure and application stack, including Shared File Systems, Exchange, Active Directory, SharePoint, BlackBerry and ActiveSync, Desktops and Servers, and more.

"Government agencies are continually improving their efforts to protect the ever-increasing amount of data they must maintain to support their missions," said Craig P. Abod, Carahsoft President. "STEALTHbits' award-winning data security and compliance solutions supports those initiatives by detecting and locking down data access vulnerabilities, and we are pleased to add them to our Cyber Security Solutions portfolio."

About STEALTHbits Technologies, Inc.
STEALTHbits Technologies, Inc. is a leader in the Microsoft Infrastructure and Application Management space. Our mission is to provide solutions to the most difficult business problems across the Microsoft computing platform and beyond by allowing our customers to measure, manage, and understand multiple aspects of their environments using a single unified platform. Learn more at http://www.stealthbits.com.

About Carahsoft Technology Corporation
Carahsoft Technology Corp. is the trusted Government IT solutions provider. As a top-ranked GSA Schedule Contract holder, Carahsoft serves as the master government aggregator for many of its best-of-breed vendors, supporting an extensive ecosystem of manufacturers, resellers, and consulting partners committed to helping government agencies select and implement the best solution at the best value. Carahsoft is consistently recognized by its partners as a top revenue producer, and is listed annually among the industry's fastest growing firms. Visit us at http://www.carahsoft.com.