Viewing a report on all users who have accessed a specific SharePoint file

Monitoring access to confidential SharePoint files is critical for maintaining security and compliance. This recipe will guide you through viewing a report on all users who have accessed a specific SharePoint file using Microsoft Defender.

Getting ready

Ensure that audit logging is turned on in your organization. You can enable this from the Microsoft Purview portal at https://purview.microsoft.com/audit. You also need to be a Global or Security Administrator to complete this recipe.

How to do it…

1. Go to the Microsoft Purview portal at https://purview.microsoft.com.
2. Select View all solutions | Audit.
3. In the Activities – friendly names dropdown, search for and select Accessed file, as shown in Figure 13.1.

Figure 13.1 – Filtering activities to Accessed file activities

4. Specify the Date and time range values for the report.
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