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XING Improves Security and Transparency of Access Rights with PowerBroker
Technology Category
- Cybersecurity & Privacy - Identity & Authentication Management
Applicable Industries
- Software
Applicable Functions
- Business Operation
Use Cases
- Cybersecurity
Services
- Software Design & Engineering Services
- System Integration
The Challenge
XING, a social network for business professionals, was facing a challenge with its existing privilege elevation process. The process was too time-consuming and did not allow for a consistent set of access rights. The company was seeking to improve command elevation from an administrative point of view, as well as establish better auditing features. Furthermore, XING needed to keep in mind a number of regulatory and compliance requirements related to German privacy and related laws. This includes protection of private data, Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), as well as other requirements for public companies.
About The Customer
XING is a social network for business professionals with approximately 14 million members worldwide, more than 6.7 million of whom are based in German-speaking countries. XING is a platform where professionals from a variety of industries can meet up, find jobs, colleagues, new assignments, cooperation partners and experts, and generate business ideas. The platform is operated by XING AG, which was founded in Hamburg, Germany, in 2003, has been publicly listed since 2006, and listed on the TecDAX since September 2011. XING has made several acquisitions to extend its position as the social recruiting market leader.
The Solution
XING decided to deploy PowerBroker from BeyondTrust. All productive servers (500 physical and 450 virtual) have PowerBroker for Linux and Identity Server installed. As a result, XING has realized greater visibility and the controls necessary to increase its security posture. The PowerBroker Server has empowered XING to delegate root tasks and authorization on its Linux systems. Using PowerBroker as its enterprise privilege management solution has provided XING with audit-friendly logging and comprehensive reporting to help satisfy its internal and external compliance requirements. Using PowerBroker has been the perfect solution for reaching XING’s goals. The company has been able to manage a growing infrastructure that has more users, with the same amount of people and less effort.
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