Access Control to business
As technology and work environment changes, there is a need for organizations to up the game of securing business information, which includes employee’s information and customer information. There is a rising threat as technology advances and becomes more complicated. The hackers and go-betweens are advancing the art of hacking network information systems at a very alarming rate. The tools and software for hacking have been developed to match the 21st-century security protection systems. Every business is thinking of how it can secure its sensitive data from leaking to the wrong hand, including their competitors. Network security look like a minor issue to business manager; however, it is the key for business to thrive in the 21st-century era. The business manager should take stiff precautions to safeguard business information systems. Many organizations across the globe lose billions of dollars annually as a result of an information security breach.
One of the ways to secure business information is through the application of credential confirmation and verification techniques. The credential is presented to a reader, the reader sends the credential’s knowledge in the form of a number, to a control panel. The control panel compares the credential’s number to an access control list, thereby granting or denying the presented request, and sends the transaction log to a database. In case the access is declined based on the access control list, the access remains locked. If the credential matches the access control list, the control operates a relay that unlocks the entrance. The control panel also ignores a door open signal to hinder the alarm. The reader is provided with a green light when access is allowed and red light when access is declined. The above case is an illustration of a single factor transaction.
For two factor transaction, the credentials and second factor is required for the access to be allowed. The two factors include operator intervention, biometric input, PIN, and other credentials. There are various ways users can be verified, such as using smart card verification systems, using biometric systems such as fingerprint scanners, or using passwords.
The use of passwords is the most commonly accepted way of user verification, whereby they are identified before they can access a piece of the given information. The fourth-factor authentication is also available, where somebody known by the user can be allowed in by the information system by providing specific details to a system or a scenario designed for that form of authentication. The user may use their passwords, smart cards, in combination with existing factors for the user in question, and thereby provide two factors for the user with the missing credential. The three factors overall permits user in question to access the information system.
Organizational control process
The control process is a technique of collecting and authenticating data to the information system. The data may be obtained from single users, groups of users, and other third-party entities or organizations working with business. The control process contains of both logical and physical control. The physical access control limits access to the facilities and properties as well as physical Information Technology assets. Logical access control limits access to computer networks, files, servers, and system files. Some of the access control measures include developing information security policies, making warning signs, and employing warning banners, especially to information assets such as data centers. The steps are meant to deter security breaches to the information system. Information security is not a walk in the park, and it requires businesses to be prepared and employ IT specialists to protect and safeguard business information systems.
References
Hu, V., (2018). Attribute-Based Access Control. Boston, MA: Artech House.
Yaokumah, W., (2017). Modeling the Impact of Administrative Access Controls on Technical Access Control Measures. Information Resources Management Journal, 30(4), 53-70. doi: 10.4018/irmj.2017100104