There’s a problem with security on the manufacturer’s level right now, and it’s less to do with unwise decisions in the IT department as it is the overwhelming offensive that hackers have taken. The motivation, as expected, has more to do with money than anything, and a database breach can be likened to a bank robbery from the comfort of a remote destination. That’s a nasty consequence of a web-driven society where so much is within reach of a PC or smartphone that has internet service, and it’s one good reason why some experts prefer to live unplugged altogether.
However, that’s not the way the world works. People aren’t unplugging any time soon and neither are companies, so it’s time to step up the security game. OneLogin enters the picture as an innovative solution that brings a plethora of multifactor authentication (MFA) checkpoints to the front gate while the rest of the protected domain is sealed off with the help of single sign on (SSO) software tricks. These methods are often used ineffectively on their own or together when produced and enforced in-house, but as a dedicated security company that’s trying to right the state of IT currently, it stands to reason that OneLogin’s approach will be more methodical.
The manner of OneLogin’s approach is a little like this:
- Choke Inbound Connections
SSO seals off the entire domain, forcing all inbound users to enter through a single portal. This is bad news for bad guys and good news for good guys, but more importantly, it addresses a timeless flaw in any large-scale security system: stretching oneself thin. Choking connections in such a way prevents anyone from finding indexed links that lead into sensitive accounts, credentials or databases inside the manufacturer’s system.
- Fortify the Entrance
The unified entrance is then heavily guarded by a host of programs such as SecurID and the free OneLogin Protect app alongside countless other measures that monitor, check, cross-reference and halt every zero and one as needed. This focus-fire synergy is a large part of what makes OneLogin so successful, but so is the sheer ease of entry for legitimate users — see the third point on the genius behind it.
- Leave a Protected Trail
Uniquely, a security system that’s difficult on impersonators doesn’t have to be difficult for the real users too. That’s why any website or app that uses OneLogin’s mediation software will establish a device certificate that also records location, IP and other variables that should generally match up every time that user attempts to login. If everything looks good, the other authentication factors (text messages, security questions and so on) aren’t needed. This is why social media apps never require the user to repeatedly input their password every time they’re fired up.
The importance of OneLogin’s influence can’t be stressed enough. Almost half of the manufacturers that were recently polled were found to use a minimum of 25 third-party extensions to fulfill field expectations, and a chunk of those companies were found to use upwards of 200 such extensions or more. Each connection that runs through a separate branch of the network is a liability on its own because it’s difficult to secure multiple points at once. Just as important is accounting the consistency of field operatives’ personal devices, which are often riddled with flaws of their own.
It’s for these reasons and more that every entrepreneur both large and small needs to consider OneLogin’s expertly formulated single sign on and multifactor authentication protection synergy to cover their employees as well as their clients.