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Getting Started with Workload Security

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Workload Security helps you monitor user activity and detect potential security threats in your storage environment. Before you can begin monitoring, you need to configure agents, data collectors, and directory services to establish the foundation for comprehensive security monitoring.

The Workload Security system uses an agent to collect access data from storage systems and user information from Directory Services servers.

You need to configure the following before you can start collecting data:

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Related information

Configure an Agent

Agent Requirements

Add Agent

Configure a User Directory Connector

Add User Directory Connector

Configure data collectors

Click Workload Security > Collectors

Click the data collector you want to configure.

See the Data Collector Vendor Reference section of the documentation for collector information.

Create Users Accounts

Manage User Accounts

Workload Security can integrate with other tools as well. For example, see this guide on integration with Splunk.