Robust data protection is a necessity in the digital age, especially regarding enterprise asset management.
Security implications of any software implementation are significant for those relying on smooth and efficient daily operations. While enterprise asset management has seen growth in installation and expansion opportunities, this also comes with the challenge of keeping data secure.
Continued innovation in key industries such as energy and utilities, manufacturing, life sciences, and transportation requires a heavier load of digital platforms for companies, meaning a more prevalent number of devices in these settings. Despite maintaining basic email, malware, and other security protections, industrial companies are often at the forefront of cybersecurity risks, as the number of devices storing asset information eventually increases over time.
Key cybersecurity considerations with IBM Maximo Application Suite set benchmarks for EAMs across the board, supporting continued improvement and innovation for companies that need to accelerate production while also overcoming operational and financial challenges.
Most companies rely on asset data for output, performance analysis, predictive and preventative maintenance, and financial stability. Thus, operational managers become a massive target for cybercriminals.
With valuable client information, physical assets and operational data, and financial transactions available, cybercriminals often focus on asset management professionals and can potentially destroy the trust between provider and customer. This turns into a huge reputational risk for successful business models.
So, how do asset management professionals avoid these cyber threats as digitization progresses?
Implementing asset management software is a heavy undertaking, requiring some initial discovery steps:
Maximo Application Suite can be installed on multiple platforms; however, there are special AWS installation considerations. Industries that will be implementing the IBM Maximo Application Suite and installing on AWS will also need to meet certain security requirements:
Cybersecurity integrations within the Maximo Application Suite are vast, using everything from network security protocols to user access controls to provide robust protection of your company’s most critical assets.
Operating with risk-based security in mind, companies using MAS are provided with several features to help secure sensitive information, beginning with user access controls.
In the Security module, administrators can manage and monitor security for users and groups within their organization. Using the administrative console in MAS, users are given entitlements to Manage, a process that continuously queries the user registry as an additional protective layer. Users with this entitlement are authorized to access data and user interface components as the administrator sees fit.
With MAS comes the licensing model (AppPoints) that serves as the “currency” for application usage, runtime, and user access across an organization. Administrators serve as the Application Admin User, giving permissions and assigning security groups for specific job functions and access controls based on what that user needs to see. There are three distinct user types within MAS with varying access privileges and AppPoints associated with each:
Authentication and encryption are part of the security measures that come with an upgrade to Manage, with custom configurations for user authentication and network communication.
Protecting organizational infrastructure and sensitive data from cyberattacks and other critical risks is vital in maintaining operational efficiency and demonstrating commitment to customer data protection. Maximo Application Suite provides robust security to help your organization to:
Data protection is a top priority with Projetech’s Maximo as a Service. We are committed to data integrity for all of our customers, maintaining an ISMS that meets ISO 27001/27017 framework requirements, conducting annual formal penetration testing, vulnerability scanning, and using endpoint security applications to prevent malicious activity.
Interested in learning more about Projetech’s security program and how MaaS can help to ensure organizational asset protection? Contact us today to get started.
