Worldwide LocationsProtect IT administrator credentials easily and cost effectively with the ActivIdentity ActivID Credential Management System
Are you worried about your ability to properly authenticate access to your IT administrator accounts? You probably should be. Over the last 18 months, the number of data breaches has more than doubled and the cost per incident has nearly tripled. In 38% of the intrusions, stolen credentials are the culprits.That’s why leading organizations, and IT departments, have been evolving towards the X.509 industry standard digital certificate-based smart cards or smart USB key strong authentication solutions.
ActivIdentity offers the first and only PKI-based, two-factor authentication solution for IT administrators that can be operable in 30 minutes. Unlike complex CA deployments, the ActivIdentity ActivID Credential Management System (CMS) Appliance offers organizations a simple, turnkey certificate-based smart card solution.
The advantage of smart cards is that they provide proven, military-grade authentication to login to PCs, networks and applications. They are more convenient and more secure than OTP tokens. Users just enter their PIN on the PC and they are good to go.
While smart cards are valuable for all users, they are particularly important for IT personnel. Since there is only one copy of the cryptographic secret, generated and securely stored on the smart card or USB key, an unauthorized copy of the key cannot be made. This means, not even an IT administrator can impersonate another user on the system. After deployment of the Appliance, most organizations expand smart card usage to others in the organization.
If your organization is considering strong authentication solutions, talk to us. We’ll help you determine what solution would best meet your needs.