Education is no longer confined to a lecture hall, a classroom, or a whiteboard. Through e-learning, students from all around the world can now pursue degrees at various universities and schools from the comfort of their homes. The internet has brought together students, professors, and educational institutions, transforming the modern classroom into an e-learning hub.
On-campus education, on the other hand, is still common, and IT admins must supervise students both on and off campus. Many educational institutions now use digital content, collaboration tools, and online file-sharing and management systems. This digitization of education comes with a myriad of IAM challenges.
Data breaches are a common occurrence in colleges and universities. According to GCN, in 2021, educational organizations were the target of over 5.8 million malware attacks, or 63% of all such attacks. These organizations maintain critical information such as personal data, Social Security numbers, student and staff names, personal addresses, financial data, and more. This information needs to be secured, which is not possible if employees and students are using weak and repetitive passwords
To strengthen their organization's password security, IT admins need a solution that enables them to enforce customized password policies in a hassle-free way. This is possible with AD360. Additionally, IT admins can leverage AD360's single sign-on to enable teachers and students to access multiple educational apps after only signing in once, offering a better user experience.
Every year, a new group of students and staff members join the school and some depart. It can be challenging and time-consuming for admins to manually create and delete user accounts for every student and staff member. A user-friendly user provisioning and de-provisioning system can automate this procedure, reducing staff workloads and providing users with near-instant access.
In order to automate and expedite the process of user provisioning, admins need to implement CSV-based user provisioning techniques. By leveraging CSV-based user provisioning techniques, AD360 simplifies bulk user provisioning and de-provisioning for IT admins and enables them to set up rules to automate the process of provisioning based on specific conditions.
Colleges and universities need to provide the required NTFS and share permissions since classes run on tight schedules and students work on their assignments at all hours of the day. Assigning these permissions on a granular level prevents students and teachers from accessing sensitive information such as exam papers and personal information of teaching staff and students.
Admins need to ensure data is not misused or tampered with by maintaining a disciplined, accurate permissions system. With AD360, admins can assign, modify, and revoke students' and teachers' NTFS and share permissions in bulk. Also, for specific folders and files, admins can apply advanced permissions such as read or write extended attributes.
AD360 is an integrated identity and access management (IAM) solution for managing user identities, governing access to resources, enforcing security, and ensuring compliance. From user provisioning, self-service password management, and Active Directory change monitoring to single sign-on (SSO) for enterprise applications, AD360 helps you perform all your IAM tasks with a simple, easy-to-use interface.
AD360 provides all these functionalities for Windows Active Directory, Exchange Servers, and Microsoft 365. With AD360, you can just choose the modules you need and start addressing IAM challenges across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments from within a single console.
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