Identity and Access Solutions

C5i provides a variety of identity management solutions to commercial businesses and organizations. C5i's Identity and Access Solutions give you control of physical access to office floors, workspaces, buildings, data centers, data/phone closets, and other facilities, as well as control of logical access to networks, databases, host systems, and other IT resources.

C5i is the leader in IT security convergence, providing holistic security solutions that meet customers needs. C5i security experts can help you cut costs by taking advantage of the convergence of IT security with physical security functions. For example, consider consolidating credentials for IT and physical access onto a single card, which can save money and improve security.

C5i has partnered with leading technology companies to deliver integrated solutions that ensure virtually impenetrable physical and logical protection. We have extensive experience with biometrics, facial recognition technology, smart cards, proximity cards, electronic visitor logs, wireless technologies, PKI security, and video surveillance technology. C5i can help you safeguard your sensitive data while enabling authorized users to view content, log on to networks, or gain entry to facilities.

Physical Access Controls

To prevent unauthorized access to your computer systems and data, you should restrict the number of people who have physical access to important IT facilities and assets. Typical physical access controls in IT office and data center environments include keycode pads, card readers, or biometric devices. And more and more companies are using smart card technology, which enables access control systems to implement more secure identity verification for both physical and logical access.

C5i security experts can help you evaluate and choose the right card reader technology for your business - we work with a wide range of card readers, including biometric, proximity, bar code, and magnetic stripe. C5i can also help you move beyond traditional access control systems into multifactor authentication devices (so in addition to an access card, employees must use a biometric identifier or an ID code). Multifactor systems can increase physical access security significantly.

C5i can also show you how integrating intrusion detectors, such as video surveillance cameras, motion detectors, and other devices, can help detect intruders in unoccupied spaces as part of a physical security program. Click here for more information about C5i's video surveillance solutions.

C5i can help you find the most cost-effective yet secure solutions to protect your IT facilities.

Logical Access Controls

Logical access controls are the computer-based access mechanisms that allow specific groups of users to access certain types of systems or information depending on their job function. They typically include passwords, access control lists (user groups), and encryption.

While users must have access to systems and data to do their jobs, management should carefully consider the amount and type of information users should be given access to. Since some IT security research has shown that the majority of data security threats come from inside the organization (from malicious or disgruntled employees), companies should ensure that users are given minimum access to IT assets.

Basic logical access controls are built in to many operating systems, but sometimes you need more. C5i can help you evaluate and implement enhanced logical access controls such as multifactor authentication devices (so in addition to something users know, like passwords, they also have to use something they have, like a PIN or smart card). Multifactor controls can increase logical access security significantly and are particularly important for remote or wireless users.

C5i can help you strengthen your logical access controls by using single sign-on (SSO) technology, which is where a single action of user authentication and authorization allows a user access to all computers and systems where he has access permission, without the need to enter multiple passwords. Single sign-on reduces human error and minimizes the number of passwords users must remember (thereby reducing the risk that users will write down their passwords and jeopardize security).

C5i can also show you how to simplify the administration and management of user access accounts by using an identity management system. Identity management systems can help reduce costs and save time by automating common ID chores. Let C5i set up your ID management solution today.