The obvious benefit of access control is securing your system from unauthorized access and attacks. In addition to this, access control enhances your system in the following specific ways:
1. Cyber-Based Sentry Protections
With cybercriminals successfully launching cyberattacks including malware, adware, and phishing, tightening your cybersecurity is a necessity. One can’t be too careful when it comes to surfing the internet. One mistake could aid attackers to find their way into your database. Having well-grounded access control is a good defense mechanism when you make a security blunder. It secures your system’s entry points by allowing access to only credible users and devices.
2. Track Network Traffic
Network traffic is a major route attackers use to enter the web applications of their victims. With a surge of traffic to your site, it might be hard to differentiate malicious visitors from others.
An effective access control system enables you to blacklist certain URLs ahead of time. That way, you don’t have to worry about unauthorized access from suspicious traffic sources.
You can develop metrics for screening network traffic to detect malicious IP addresses and other traffic sources. Anyone using your network won’t be able to access blocked URLs—leaving no room to fall prey to the antics of cyberattacks on those websites.
3. Facilitate Remote Access and Security
Remote work is the order of the day. You want to be productive wherever you are without being constrained to a physical workstation. Access control creates a secure environment for remote work. You and other authorized users get to access the system from different enabled devices and entry points.
You can grant different levels of access to users with the authorization component of your access control system, so they can operate according to their access privileges. There’s also accountability as you have a record of users and the areas they are accessing.
4. Promote Healthy Cyberculture
Access control creates awareness for a good cybersecurity culture and practice within your network. In implementing your access control framework, you’ll need to create policies guarding the use of your system.
Having rules and regulations for accessing your system enhances your cyber hygiene. Such a heightened security awareness is essential because human error accounts for a high amount of data breaches.
