JSE-listed technology company Allied Electronics’ (Altron’s) wholly owned subsidiary, Altron Bytes Managed Solutions (Altron BMS), has teamed up with Nasdaq-listed enterprise analytics and mobile software group MicroStrategy to provide a digital security access solution that deals with enterprise security threats.

“With technology accelerating the speed of change everywhere, we are on the brink of a massive shift in enterprise security and authentication, at Altron BMS, we have the right technology solutions to enable customers to tackle this challenge,” says Altron BMS MD Chad Baker.

“The threats to information security are real. It is more important than ever for organisations to make information security a top priority, and this becomes even more pressing as businesspeople increasingly embrace mobile and wearable devices in their work lives.”

The digital identity solution, Usher, replaces traditional forms of security with mobile identity badges, serving as a singular access method across all enterprise systems and entryways – one badge for both logical and physical access.

By issuing an Usher badge to a user’s smartphone, employees can open doors, unlock workstations, log into applications and websites, scan QR codes and barcodes, record locations and find other users, besides others.

“Usher helps enterprises to address some of the biggest challenges they face today, such as protecting against cyberthreats, increasing efficiency, and delivering more value to customers,” says MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor.

Users can also be issued with multiple badges to accommodate different roles or access levels, giving organisations flexibility and control.

“These interactions generate powerful identity intelligence that can be used to improve security, optimise assets, deliver context-based information and provide a personalised and convenient user experience.”

The solution allows for seamless communication, activity monitoring and employee management. The data generated by the digital badges can be used to develop sophisticated reports and visual analyses of the organisation’s access and authorisation movements.

The identity intelligence derived from the back-end data provides insights into user behaviour and resource use, as well as into how security systems can be adapted to run more effectively.

“Forming part of the overarching Altron BMS digital transformation journey and closely aligned with our business growth strategy, this digitally intelligent system will be marketed, sold, installed and supported by the company,” Baker concludes.