Patent ID: 8185598
Filing Date: 2012-05-22
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for auditing messaging activity in an exchange server electronic messaging system, the method comprising: adding a hook executing in one or more computer processors to an exchange server electronic messaging service, the hook configured to detect a request by a user to access a mailbox associated with the exchange server electronic messaging service; and when data associated with the request is changing at least one folder permission of a folder associated with the mailbox, issuing an alert when an identity of the user is not the same as an identity of an owner of the mailbox, the alert reporting at least one of information on the particular mailbox accessed, the identity of the user, a path to the folder in the mailbox, a folder name, one or more new folder permission values, and one or more old folder permission values with respect to the mailbox.