Access Control in Cloud Security

Created by Shekhar Rathour, Modified on Wed, 23 Dec, 2020 at 7:12 PM by Shekhar Rathour

Access Control in cloud security is a system with which a company can regulate and monitor permissions, or access to their business data by formulating various policies suited chosen by the company. Access control in cloud security helps companies gain macro-level visibility into their data and user behavior, which a cloud app may not be able to offer, given their on-demand services and mobility.

Today, data is the most valuable asset of a company, safeguarding it is the next thing to do! Access Control in cloud computing gives companies the control to restrict unauthorized user access and, at the same time, give enough access for smooth functioning at work.

CloudCodes Access Control in cloud security lets companies formulate policies to restrict access through specific IP addresses, browsers, devices, and during specified time shifts. Here's an in-depth view of our Access Control in cloud computing solution.

Security Features Under Access Control By CloudCodes

1. IP Restriction-:

IP based access control in cloud computing, let's you to enforce of IP restriction policy that enables IT admin, to restrict user access to business data only through one or more specified IP address(es) only. This ensures that no business data is accessed in an unsecured, public, or unregistered IP address.

Restrict a single user, a subset of users or entire organization to IP restriction policy
Policy-based restriction for providing strong granular control to the business
Customize mapping of users over one or more IP addresses
No firewall settings or local installation are required for this feature
Easy to set up IP restriction policies

2. Browser Restriction-:

This feature includes the restriction of end-users from accessing confidential files and folders on any web browser. Access Control in cloud computing ensures users can access business data from browsers specified through policy by the IT admin of an enterprise.

Applicable to any of the trending web browsers like Mozilla Firefox, Safari, IE, Chrome, etc.
Manages Google Chrome using Google admin chrome management console
Pushes the applications and extensions through the Chrome Management
Organizational unit based granular control policies
Easy and automated rollout

3. Device Restriction-:

Access Control in cloud security, restrict users from accessing corporate data from unknown, public, or unauthorized devices. This ensures no business data is copied, transferred, virus-infected, or so to and from a personal or public device.

The policy is setup using the device's unique MAC Id
Does not allow business data from personal machines, unless specified by IT admin
Policy violation report sent to admin on a daily basis
Self-service rollout
Supports Linux, MAC, Windows, Chromebook

4. Geo-Fencing-:

Create virtual work boundaries for your users to prevent unauthorized data access from unidentified locations with the Geo-location restriction / Geo Gencing feature of CloudCodes Access Control in a cloud security solution.

Restrict users to access business data from one or more specified locations only - city or country
Policy-based restriction to provide a very granular control
Enforce policy on a single user, an organization unit or the entire organization
No additional apps required, only device location needs to be enabled

5. Time Restrictions-:

Time-based access control in cloud computing lets you restrict users from accessing corporate data at odd times or out of office timings. Ensure business data is accessed during specified workdays and time only.

The policy lets you specify days of the week and the time.
Eg, Monday to Friday, from 9 am to 5 pm
Supports multiple time zones
No extra app or extension required
Enforce policy on one user, a particular department or the entire organization