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now offer airports a new, better way to
proactively manage credentialing and
TSA compliance. These smart software
solutions can automatically discover
every inappropriate, missing or
incorrect access permission across the
entire physical access control system,
while mapping, measuring and monitoring
credentials on an ongoing basis.
Advanced analytics software can
assess data from disparate systems,
including human resources (HR),
active directory (AD), enterprise
resource planning (ERP), and physical
access control systems (PACS) solutions.
The software further identifies
any unescorted access worker credentials
from PACS using information
from payroll extracts, including
those from tenants, concessionaires,
vendors and contractors. This kind
of solution wraps all relevant contextual
data around each identity so
security administrators can accurately
validate whether identities are in sync
and access rights are set correctly.
Airports can then measure success
by automating daily worker policy
checks for employees and tenants.
These checks provide insight into
inactive people with active access,
thus identifying people with active
badges that have not recently or
have never accessed a SIDA. Finally,
the active monitoring of credentials
is made easy by automating and
streamlining credentialing audits.
Automation tools allow internal audits
to be conducted automatically within
seconds to demonstrate due diligence
and compliance with airport standards.
Administrators can see current
employment status and PACS status
in a single view, making compliance
tasks easy prior to or during required
TSA audits.
Think of these analytic software
solutions as the latest " best practice "
in monitoring airport credentials and
access. By automating many labor-intensive
tasks related to credentialing,
such solutions offer operational efficiencies
and accuracy to an already
overworked security department. And
while maintaining accurate credentials
in an airport environment is a
complex and fast-changing challenge,
now airports can automatically map
what needs to be tracked and measure
it continually, ensuring they are
always audit-ready and more secure
for all who enter.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
BRIAN C. MCILRAVEY
Brian C. McIlravey is a senior business
leader with C-level experience with
30+ years in public and private sector
security with extensive experience in
security and the technology that drives
it. He is a frequent industry speaker
and recognized SME in physical security
software.
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