Identity and Access Management

Protection of processes and information

Identity and Access Management comprehensively regulates authorizations and access in systems. To this end, roles and responsibilities in the organization must be mirrored in the systems, including relevant separations, so that processes and information can be protected. It is precisely this linking and mirroring that present companies with major challenges.

Growing challenges in identity and Access Management

There are various challenges in identity and Access Management which increase proportionally to the complexity of organizations. Of particular importance is the alignment with the personnel processes in the organization. When employees are newly hired, change departments or leave the company, authorizations must be adjusted accordingly, e.g., by assigning cost centers. This is the only way to prevent former employees from having access to systems or employees who frequently change departments, such as trainees, from accumulating ever-increasing authorizations.

Personnel processes must not only be linked to the systems to prevent unauthorized access, but it is also essential to protect sensitive processes by separating roles. Sensitive activities, such as performing financial transactions or changing system settings, must be protected by a 4-eyes principle. Within the framework of a 4-eyes principle, sensitive processes are provided with a control instance, i. e. a user alone cannot execute the activities without the second instance releasing them.

We help to skillfully circumnavigate challenges

No matter what your challenges in Identity and Access Management are, our specialists will help your organization to master them. We have the necessary knowledge and experience in analyzing, testing and implementing authorization and role concepts. Furthermore, we support you in the selection of authorization systems to simplify and effectively control the access management. By doing this, we create a holistic overview of your organization, processes and technology.