How to mitigate third-party access risks?
In today’s business landscape, it’s common for organizations to grant access to their internal networks and systems to vendors, suppliers, contractors, and other non-staff members. The growing reliance on third-party vendors to deliver critical products and services has become a standard practice. …
Segregation of Duties Analysis: Finding the Right Frequency
“What is the ideal frequency for conducting segregation of duties analysis?” This question is very often raised by our clients, but there is no definitive answer. Actually, it depends on each organization’s unique situation. In the past, auditors used to perform this …
Key steps to implement IGA in higher education institutions
While higher education institutions should maintain high security and compliance, they face more challenges due to increasing costs and decreasing budgets. Further, a combination of external and internal threats intends that they must control access to their applications like never before to …
2023 SOX Compliance: Essential Business Insights
SOX imposes strict requirements for auditing, logging, and monitoring internal controls to ensure transparency and accuracy in financial reporting. It also mandates organizations to establish and maintain a data security policy that safeguards the storage and use of financial information. This policy …
Best Practices to Effectively Manage Access Controls in the ERP System
The ERP system is an indispensable component for various businesses, empowering them with crucial tools to manage financial data, human resources, and other vital operational aspects. However, in handling sensitive information, it is requisite to effectively manage access controls to ensure that …
Unveiling the key aspects of the Segregation of Duties
Segregation of duties (SoD) is a crucial concept in internal control systems, aiming to prevent any individual from having complete authority over all stages of a transaction. Its primary objective is to minimize the risk of fraud and errors. Various sectors such …
Why should you upgrade and adopt a modern identity security solution?
Enterprises have made significant investments in their legacy identity security solutions. So, they are hesitant about the idea of adopting a modern solution. Convincing stakeholders throughout the organization may be challenging but at any cost, the enterprise’s identity security must not be …
Key Features and Capabilities of an IGA Platform: What to Expect
To begin, let’s define what we mean by ‘Identity’. Identity is associated with specific roles and applications, enabling users to access the appropriate resources within the organization to fulfill their responsibilities. Effectively managing these identities, or users is achievable with an Identity …
Enterprise Security from the Right Perspective
What’s happening in the world of identity security today? CIOs and CISOs are in a rush to secure their organization while juggling numerous competing priorities, limited budgets, and driving efficiencies while evolving the digital ecosystem to keep rapid pace with modern innovations …
How does Role-Based Access collate with Mandatory Access Control?
Both role-based access control (RBAC) and mandatory access control (MAC) are distinct approaches to regulating access to files, computer resources, and operating systems. Nevertheless, they are both aimed at the same objective of safeguarding information and data by allowing only authorized individuals …
