Power LogOn® Used To Implement Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Security Policy

Online, July 26, 2011 (Newswire.com) - Ladera Ranch, CA - Power LogOn® Case Study: El Camino College Police Department. The challenge that El Camino CPD had was compliance with Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Security Policy. Power LogOn® provided password security and management, a multi-functional smart-card, cross platform installation and low cost of ownership.

El Camino College Police Department (ECCPD) is a state-certifi¬ed P.O.S.T. law enforcement agency that provides police and safety services to the El Camino College community. The Police Department has a staff of approximately 70 full-time and part-time employees who are dedicated to making El Camino College a safe and welcoming environment for more than 27,000 students.

Part of any police department is the use of computers for dispatching and report writing. Like many environments with multiple users and multiple computers, the officers and staff use their own unique user names and passwords to authenticate into the department's servers. To stay ahead of state-mandated security policies, ECCPD started investigating different logical access solutions.

"There were four requirements we used to evaluate different logical access solutions," stated Erick Mendoza, ECCPD Parking/Key Services Supervisor:
1. Password security & management.
2. A multi-functional card.
3. Cross platform installation.
4. Low cost of ownership

"We needed a single card solution that would operate as an ID badge, physical access card and computer access card," said Mendoza. "Access Smart's solution incorporates all these concerns. As for our computer system, our officers and staff have both server and stand alone-based computers. We needed a single logical access solution that would work in both environments."

"A major selling point for me on the Power LogOn system was the pricing itself," said Mendoza. "They customized the chip selection based on our usage, so we were not paying for advanced features that we were never going to utilize. But when we heard that the licenses were transferable and no annual subscription costs, that nailed it." Power LogOn Administrator worked for ECCPD because it could be integrated into their network's Active Directory or Remote Client mode for secure and easy to information. Since Power Logon Store passwords directly in the smart-card chip, officers don't have to remember or type their secure account logon passwords. All that is required is a single PIN (like with an ATM).

The Results
ECCPD now has centralized password management, ID Badge, logical access and future physical access. The Power Logon licenses are transferrable and there are no subscription feeds. Offers and staff are able to log into multiple Windows' computers, applications, Internet and server networks with strong, unique user names and passwords for each user. Power Logon uses multi-factor authentication for strong security.

About Access Smart
Founded in 2005 and headquartered in Ladera Ranch, California, Access Smart is dedicated to empowering businesses and consumers to securely regain control over their digital information. Access Smart offers unique, high-quality, integrated hardware and software packages that securely manage important data over wired and wireless networks, computers, Point-of-Sale devices, kiosks, and any other device that can accept and communicate via smartcard technology. Security does not have to be cumbersome to be affective. That is why our products are designed using state-of-the-art security technologies but focuses on ease of use. Access Smart provides affordable smart card security solutions that have previously been available only to governments and Fortune 500 companies. Security should never be a luxury especially with rampant identity theft and privacy regulations.

The Access Smart team has over 50 combined years in the smartcard and security industry. By addressing the very real problems technology users experience every day, we develop smart card products that are convenient, affordable and easy to use.
Contact:
Dovell Bonnett
Access-Smart
Telephone: 877-795-6466
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