G DATA 365 | Managed XDR

Organization Units

Organization Units allow you to group endpoints with identical characteristics.

These characteristics can be departments or locations within your company. Endpoints with the same Exclusions (for example, all Microsoft Exchange servers or all database servers) can also be grouped in this way, because Exclusions and security settings can be applied not only to endpoints, but also to Organization Units.

For MXDR customers, the Exclusions and security settings are configured by our G DATA Security Operations Team.

Organization Units can also be assigned to users by an authorized user.
This allows you to specify that users can access only the endpoints that are contained in their assigned Organization Unit. Through the assignment, a user receives rights exclusively for the endpoints in their Organization Unit, as well as for all subordinate units.

During the kickoff, MXDR customers receive support from our G DATA Security Operations Team in building the structure that is most suitable for you. This structure can, but does not necessarily have to, correspond to your Active Directory structure.

Management within the portal

G DATA 365 | Managed XDR Organization management

In this portal window, authorized users can view the hierarchical structure of your Organization Units.

The Organization Unit Default

Initially, below the root node (customer name), there is only the standard Organization Unit Default. Additional Organization Units can be created by you.

The Organization Unit Default cannot be deleted. For clarity, you should not rename or move it. Newly installed agents are always initially placed in Default and can be moved from there to the intended unit.

The details pane
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OU detailed view

Clicking the row for your Customer Organization Unit opens the details pane. Depending on the configuration and your rights, you have several configuration options here:

  • Enable two-factor authentication

  • Enable DeviceControl

  • Show the tray icon on endpoints

  • Enable notifications on endpoints

In addition, you can enter notes about the Organization Unit in a free-text field. These are also taken into account in the search!

If not all of the listed configuration options are available here, this may be due to your rights or because you do not own the respective product.

If you select a subordinate Organization Unit (not type: Customer, but type: Organization), the item "Manage" is omitted in the details pane. In that case, you can rename the selected Organization Unit here or move it within the hierarchy.

You can also move the Organization Units via "drag and drop". However, we recommend using the "Move" button in the details pane.

Create Organization Unit

Clicking Symbol opens the window for creating a new Organization Unit below the clicked unit.

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G DATA 365 | Managed XDR Create Organization Unit

Delete Organization Unit

If you want to delete an Organization Unit, you can do so via the button Delete OU . After you confirm the deletion, the Organization Unit is removed.

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G DATA 365 | Managed XDR Delete Organization Unit

Depending on the role profile of the signed-in user, it may happen that not all Organization Units are displayed to the user and/or the Symbol is missing because the user does not have the corresponding rights.