Security solutions for the enterprise Logical and Physical Security Integration Solution The IBM Logical and Physical Security Integration Solution addresses this growing challenge by providing services, software, hardware and expertise to help large enterprises create a comprehensive, integrated security program. Solution description The IBM Logical and Physical Security Integration Solution helps customers achieve standardized security platforms that integrate logical (IT and data) and physical (site and employees) security programs with back-office applications such as human resources databases and e-mail systems. A comprehensive, enterprise-wide security program integrated in this fashion can help reduce overall security Highlights The challenge of security costs and increase security effective- Large enterprises typically grow in ness at the same time. This solution is such a rapid and dynamic manner that tailored to meet the challenges of com- services and expertise to help challenges are increasingly created plex, large-scale, IT-centric integration large enterprises create a for protecting data and assets, such as and implementation across existing or comprehensive, integrated information, PCs, servers, buildings and new facilities and infrastructure. security program people. Many enterprises achieve secu- Provides software, hardware, rity with a diverse and complex array Benefits of physical-access and logical solu- The solution is cost effective. and physical (site and tions, but the physical and IT policies, • Helps lower maintenance and IT employees) security programs processes and systems of a company’s infrastructure costs by integrating with back-office applications security program are often designed, security subsystems, including implemented and operated by separate access control and surveillance, on organizations. As a result, the overall a common IT infrastructure Integrates logical (IT and data) Meets the challenges of complex, large-scale, IT-centric integration security program may be less effective and implementation and less efficient than it could be. • Helps save on one-time IBM has industry-leading technology administrative and operational and expertise. costs by reducing or eliminating • Take advantage of the industry- needless redundancies leading technology and experience IBM offers across The solution helps enable a many components of IBM Logical comprehensive enterprise-wide and Physical Security Integration security program. Solutions: • Helps customers increase their - Badge request and overall security posture via administration consistent and aligned logical/ - Security incident management physical security programs which - Single sign-on solutions can be modified in a cost-effective - Secure-area management manner to accommodate the - Identity management changing security needs of - Integration of physical access growing businesses • Helps increase the security to e-mail and other back-office IT applications effectiveness of employees and security staff because IT Why IBM Global Services integration allows for better security IBM Global Services has implemented accountability and reduces staff some of the most complex and effective focus on low-priority administration large-scale security programs in the tasks world. 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