RSA Security BCO5000 Leaflet

The RSA SecurID

®

Business Continuity Option provides a

solution for maintaining a consistent two-factor

authentication policy during a business emergency, when

large numbers of users may be required to work remotely for

a period of time. Available with the RSA Authentication

Manager 7.1 release, the solution enhances the security of

your organization by ensuring that no matter the state of

your business user identities are assured and access to

critical applications and data remain intact. The solution is a

critical part of any business continuity or pandemic plan.

In many organizations oftentimes only users who work

outside of the firewall on a consistent basis are issued

hardware or software authenticators. Users that work inside

the firewall may not have tokens. In the event that a user

may require remote access, IT simply issues a token to the

individual. The problem is that this process is not scalable

to a business disruption. In that scenario, often

unexpectedly, large numbers of users may have to access

the VPN or web mail portal. This creates a “crisis within a

crisis” as IT staff – who themselves may not be able to

make it into the office – now must scramble to support

these users. With a significant number of users in the

organization who do not have authenticators, many times IT

disables two-factor authentication temporarily to allow

these users access. But doing so can expose the

organization to unacceptable risks.

Protecting Data and Assuring User Identities

During a Disruption

There are two ways to solve this problem. The first way is to

issue tokens to every user in the organization. This is a

sensible solution for organizations which have a mobile

workforce. For other organizations this may not be ideal

because of the expense of on-going management of tokens

for users who do not work outside the office on a regular

basis. The other way, the Business Continuity Option,

provides a flexible method to expand the number of users

in an organization without expanding your token budget.

At a Glance

— Flexibly expands your SecurID deployment to

accommodate users during a business disruption

— Supports users with “zero footprint” On-demand

authenticators

— Self activates at any time

— Ideal tool for business continuity and pandemic

planning processes 

Protection and peace of mind during a time of business disruption