Glovia Security Manager

By Jerry Wills, Director of Business Development

To establish and maintain end-user security profiles for enterprise-wide applications can be an overwhelming task for system administrators. Without the right tools, this administration can be time consuming, costly, and frustrating.

glovia.com Security Manager is a service module that simplifies enterprise-wide security administration. This enhancement to Glovia's extended ERP system addresses the need for companies to control employee access to mission-critical functions quickly and intelligently.

Security Manager is a web-enabled, front-end, "plug-and-play" module that directly addresses security needs by simplifying the definition and management of security policies. Those of you that choose to implement the module will also achieve several operational benefits including reductions in administrative overhead, systems complexity, and costs. You will also benefit from an increased flexibility in the definition of security roles as well as from improved auditing, reporting and inquiry capabilities.

Define Once For Many
Security Manager solves customization of security policies for each employee, which is a common problem with many security systems. The Glovia solution permits the deployment of fully user-definable, group-based security for any number of roles within an organization. Our system also allows for individual-level, exception-based management, which provides administrators with unmatched flexibility to manage security settings and allows them to grant or restrict individual employee access to specific glovia.com capabilities.

Another advantage of our group-based security is that once a group's security access has been defined, any new users who are designated to that group are automatically given access based upon the group to which they have been assigned. This eliminates the need to assign security access individually to all employees.

The Security Manager module also permits an activation date, so that pending hires and departures — including temporary and contract employees — can be administrated ahead of time to avoid last minute headaches and security concerns. This capability allows administrators to increase the usability of glovia.com without jeopardizing overall system security.

Report and Audit Trail
As mentioned, the module includes powerful inquiry, auditing and reporting capabilities. Administrators can easily generate reports, including a full record of successful or unsuccessful login attempts as well as how long an employee logged in to a particular area. These reports are fully customizable to show only the areas of particular concern. Security Manager also increases system security by allowing system alerts to be triggered from the security audit database. This makes it easier for administrators to customize employee access if reports are showing individuals repeatedly attempting to access restricted glovia.com functionality.

Security Manager further allows administrators to broadcast messages to the entire system, to individual work groups, or to individual users along with an option to force a log off. This log off messaging is especially effective in systems maintenance and allows end-users to complete any active transaction.

The addition of the enhanced security functionality provides Glovia users with a simple and straightforward tool for managing their enterprise-wide security. The tool will not only save users time and leave current functions unaffected, but it will also allow for full traceability and auditing so managers can improve system security.

Please let us know if you have any questions about Security Manager or would like to see a demonstration.