How IT security advances digitalization

IT security has never been more critical than in today’s interconnected age. It serves as a shield against both internal and external threats. However, IT security is much more than that. It can act as a driver of digitalization while simultaneously protecting values.

How can companies leverage this dual function? Through targeted security measures in their digitalization strategy and self-service solutions, such as access and identity management. We’ll explain how this works in this blog article.

Why many companies are falling behind in digitalization

Digitalization is the answer when it comes to cross-industry future strategies for companies. However, when we look at the actual digitalization projects implemented by a majority of German companies, there is certainly room for improvement. What are the reasons for this?

Time
Employees need to be made aware of risks and how to deal with them through training.
Budget
For the establishment of an effective strategy, companies must seek advice from experts or internally form an IT security unit.

Furthermore, the question arises whether digitized data and processes simultaneously present the opportunity to become victims of a hacker attack. However, this is only the case if the digitalization strategy allows for security gaps and lack of transparency. The fact that investing in IT security is always worthwhile often becomes clear to companies only when damage has occurred due to internal or external attacks. However, it should not come to this point. It is, therefore, time to proactively address security-driven digitalization.

IT Security through Self-Service for Access and Identity Management

Firstly: What is meant by Access and Identity Management? This encompasses the task of managing the identities of employees and their access rights within the company.

The problem is: In many organizations, these processes are still fully or at least partially carried out through manual IT activities. Paper forms or ticket systems are used, and documentation is done in Excel. System discontinuities and ad-hoc coordination are drivers of effort and increase the risk of external attacks and a lack of transparency in audits.

Self-service solutions – the perfect entry into digitalization?

Self-service solutions are well-suited as an entry point into digitalization.

The only requirement: To establish the actual use of the tool within the company, there needs to be a simple and understandable solution that can be quickly integrated into the daily work routine of all employees without additional effort.

The rule is: The lower the entry barrier, the greater the acceptance. And the greater the acceptance of the digitalization strategy, the more secure the foundation of establishment.

But how can an entry into digitalization be achieved with the help of self-service solutions?

An example from the field of password reset:

It often happens during the summer season – vacationers return and contact the IT administration because they have forgotten their passwords. The biggest challenge now is to reliably authenticate the users. The larger the company and the greater the number of locations, the less likely it is that employees and IT administration know each other personally. Nevertheless, identity must be verified for password resets.

The answer:

The simplest solution for this case is provided by software solutions that enable password reset via self-service at any time of day or night. A step towards security-driven digitalization that is also cost-effective for companies.

This is how you effectively protect your IT infrastructure

With the BAYOOSOFT Access Manager, our specialized solution for automated authorization management, you can significantly reduce operational efforts while enhancing information security through monitoring, auditing, and transparent reporting.

Actively involving employees in IT security creates awareness of data security and, at the same time, increases the necessary acceptance of the company’s security strategy.

The intuitively usable self-service portal relieves the IT support and provides clarity. Automate authorization management for file servers, SharePoint, Active Directory, and third-party systems, creating a secure environment for your digital data.

Established modules, such as Password Reset and File Server Management, help to sustainably relieve the IT support.

Conclusion: Self-service for Access and Identity Management – Paving the way for security-driven digitalization

Indeed, self-service solutions offer only one way to assist companies on their path to secure digitalization.

Nevertheless, they provide a solid foundation for IT security and act as both a shield and a driver. As pioneers, these software solutions can also free up IT administration capacity because when IT personnel no longer need to handle requests such as password resets or authorization assignments, resources become available for other digitalization projects.

Would you like to test the BAYOOSOFT Access Manager yourself? Wonderful, then please contact us directly to arrange a non-binding product demonstration with us.