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Identity & Access Management
Access Point Consulting’s Identity and Access Management service strengthens your business’s security foundations by improving your ability to know who is using systems, applications, and data. We work with you to configure your systems to ensure that only users who are authorized to access applications and data can reach those assets, and that users are authorized to reach only the assets their job requires.
Access security without impossible barriers
Cybersecurity problems revolve around unauthorized individuals gaining access to assets for which they don’t have permission. The solutions involve verifying user (and device) identities and matching the verified identities to proper permissions. How, though, to do all of that without putting barriers in place that sap business productivity or introduce inefficiency because access isn’t available for legitimate business needs? Those are foundational questions in cybersecurity and ones to which many companies don’t find the answers until catastrophic problems arise.
Identity certainty beyond passwords
Each user must be able to prove their identity to the organization. The traditional tool for this is a “strong” password too complex to be guessed or worked out through brute-force iteration. Unfortunately, password complexity is often constrained by human memory. Understanding and deploying the technologies that provide greater identity certainty without hindering legitimate users are keys to enhanced productivity with security.
Security must be wherever, whenever
Employees connect from home offices, cafes, and hotels, often on unmanaged devices and insecure public Wi‑Fi. They must be able to prove their identity and authenticate to the business systems from any location, at any time.
Avoid permissions creep
When users change roles in a company, they often add permissions for applications and data. And they often keep the permissions for applications and data they no longer need. This “permission creep” is a major source of risk in a company and must be dealt with through a combination of policy and technology.
Clouds and services need authentication, too
Networks, applications, and data stores need users to authenticate for the proper access no matter where those applications and data exist. For the greatest user efficiency, users should see one authentication interface, not a separate interface for each part of the business’ infrastructure.
IAM that meets business needs
Access Point Consulting understands the needs of the business and designs access and identity management solutions that meet those business needs. We improve your company’s risk profile by enhancing security without negative impacts on productivity or user experience.
Strong Identity Lifecycle Management
Access Point Consulting deploys systems that manage and secure authentication methods from the time they are initially issued through the end of their useful lives. Strong, consistent credential management prevents passwords and other credentials from becoming risks and enables best practices including least privilege and role-based access.
Role-based Access Control (RBAC) and Least Privilege principle
Access Point Consulting understands that access to systems and data depends on the requirements of the position, not the individual. Our consultants will design access that precisely meets the needs of the role and stays with the role rather than the employee.
Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) and Single Sign-On (SSO) solutions
Access Point Consulting designs and deploys multi-factor authentication systems that provide certainty of identification without the user anxiety and support costs of password-based authentication systems. We also support secure productivity with single sign-on solutions across the multiple systems and applications within the business.
Secure remote and endpoint access
Multi‑factor authentication and role-based access ensure only trusted users with legitimate business needs reach corporate resources. Access Point Consulting deploys systems ensuring that personnel and role changes propagate instantly across all locations, maintaining protection even as roles and employees change.
Privileged Access Management (PAM) assessments and implementations
Our consultants study business roles and needs to determine the actual access and privileges each employee needs, then design systems to provide that access in a precise, tailored way. Privilege creep is eliminated when systems are in place to review access at each position change and provide extraordinary access for only the time required for extraordinary tasks (such as application installation or system updates).
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What Our Clients Are Saying
The team blended really well together with our team at Jefferson. The Access Point team was always available and provided the right documentation. Overall, working with Access Point was a great experience for me.
Working with Access Point has been a game changer. Their expertise in cybersecurity, coupled with their strategic approach to risk management and ISO 27001 preparation was highly valuable. They provided actionable recommendations and aided our team in implementing measures appropriate to our needs, giving us confidence in our data protection.
The cyber risk to internet-connected organizations is real. Access Point has the knowledge, experience, and expert resources to support my cybersecurity, compliance, and audit needs. They know how to guide organizations through the minefield of cybersecurity, adeptly balancing and prioritizing compliance requirements and right-sized services ensuring the safety and resiliency of my data assets and applications. Access Point is my partner and CISO, and the reason I do not lay awake at night worrying about cybersecurity and compliance.
"Access Point is more than staff augmentation. We don't have someone that we're just assigning tickets to and they’re processing. We have someone who's helping leadership, helping to set strategy, and helping us answer our customers’ questions. When done right, it doesn't have to be an additional management headache.”
Access Point’s expertise in cybersecurity operations is remarkable. They helped establish our robust incident response team and implemented advanced monitoring and detection systems, tailoring solutions to our specific needs.
