Data Access Control
Strengthening Data Access Control with XQ’s Zero Trust Data Solution
DAC Functionality
When integrated with XQ’s Zero Trust Data Solution, access control becomes more granular and dynamic, using encryption, identity verification, and policy enforcement to protect data across systems, environments, and regions.
Here's how Data Access Control strengthens Enterprise Data Governance (EDG) and ensures regulatory compliance, such as Zero Trust, FISMA, CISA, GDPR, HIPAA, and financial standards.
Access Control Features
XQ’s Zero Trust Data Solution offers robust data access control by leveraging encryption, geofencing, and role-based access policies to enforce security across data environments.
With XQ’s dynamic, real-time approach, organizations can ensure that data access is always governed by the strictest security standards, regardless of where data resides or how it is shared.
Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
Challenge: Organizations need to ensure that sensitive data is only accessible to authorized users. However, manual access control processes are often prone to error, increasing the risk of insider threats or data breaches.
XQ’s Impact: XQ’s platform supports Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), where access to data is restricted based on the user’s role within the organization and the policies set on each data object. Users can only access data that aligns with their job functions, ensuring that sensitive information is protected from unauthorized access.
Result: Improved data security through precise access controls, reducing the risk of sensitive data exposure to unauthorized individuals.
Encryption-Based Access Control
Challenge: Traditional access controls may fail to protect data once it leaves a secure network or is shared with external or incorrect internal partners. Organizations must ensure that data remains protected even if it is transferred or intercepted.
XQ’s Impact: XQ enhances access control by using unique encryption credentials to secure data at the record level. Only users with the appropriate decryption keys can access the data, regardless of where it is stored or transmitted. This ensures that even if data is shared externally, it remains protected.
Result: Stronger access control through encryption, ensuring that only authorized users with valid decryption keys can interact with sensitive data.
Dynamic Data Access Based on Context and Risk
Challenge: Access control policies that don’t take real-time context into account can expose sensitive data to unnecessary risks. For example, a user logging in from an unusual location or device may present a higher risk of data compromise.
XQ’s Impact: XQ’s platform applies dynamic, context-aware access control by assessing factors such as user location, device security, and network integrity. Access to sensitive data can be denied or restricted based on real-time risk assessments, ensuring that data is protected from unauthorized access in high-risk scenarios.
Result: Contextual access control that enhances security by dynamically adjusting access permissions based on real-time risks and environmental factors.
Geofencing and Data Sovereignty Enforcement
Challenge: Many regulations, including GDPR and ITAR, require that sensitive data is only accessed or processed within specific geographic regions. However, managing and enforcing geographic-based access can be complex.
XQ’s Impact: XQ’s platform allows organizations to set geofencing rules, ensuring that data can only be accessed or transferred within designated regions. If a user attempts to access or transfer data from an unauthorized location, XQ’s system will block the attempt and alert administrators.
Result: Improved compliance with regional data sovereignty regulations by restricting access to data based on geographic boundaries.
Fine-Grained Access Policies for Different Data Types
Challenge: Organizations often need to enforce different access policies for various types of sensitive data, such as financial records, healthcare data, or personally identifiable information (PII). Implementing these policies manually can be prone to errors.
XQ’s Impact: XQ enables organizations to apply fine-grained access policies based on the sensitivity and classification of the data. For example, access to susceptible financial data can be limited to specific personnel, while less sensitive data may have broader access permissions.
Result: Customized access control policies that protect different types of sensitive data based on their classification and regulatory requirements.
Comprehensive Access Auditing and Reporting
Challenge: Regulatory bodies and auditors often require organizations to demonstrate how sensitive data was accessed, by whom, and under what conditions. Without detailed audit trails, it’s difficult to prove compliance.
XQ’s Impact: XQ provides detailed access logs and audit trails for all data interactions, including who accessed the data, when it was accessed, and from where. These logs can be used for compliance reporting, forensic investigations, and security audits, ensuring transparency and accountability in data access.
Result: Simplified compliance reporting and audit preparation, providing clear visibility into data access activities and reducing the risk of non-compliance penalties.