The Criminal Justice Challenge
Criminal Justice Agencies have a great deal in common. Not just in the way they function, but in the technology challenges they face.
Oxford Computer Group (OCG) has provided solutions to a number of police forces across the Lancashire Constabulary is just one of the forces currently reaping the rewards of OCG’s assistance.
James Marginson, at Lancashire Constabulary commented, “Like many forces we were trying to maintain our systems and access rights manually. With several thousand distribution groups to manage this was not only causing a massive drain on resources, it was leading to security risks. OCG has helped us to streamline and automate our identity management. As a result we have significantly eased up the administrative workload and we can be sure that the right people have access to the right systems at the right time.” | The ideal situation…
In a police environment when officers or staff join a force, their details will be entered once into the HR system, then automatically provisioned in the required operational systems. They will be assigned email and other necessary services with access rights based on their role and function. The user can also be issued with a smart card to prove who they are, and a single set of credentials can be used to provide access to IT systems and physical environments. Additional entitlements may also be granted – automatically or after manual approval – following the completion of training. When they change role or location, access rights will be revised to reflect that role and location, and finally when they leave, access rights will be removed and credentials disabled in a timely manner. All this will be documented and audited along with the necessary approval processes. References and Case Studies
Lancashire Constabulary West Yorkshire Police |