CASE STUDY

Community Action Partnership of San Luis Obispo

In just eight weeks, Fischer Identity deployed a secure, AWS-hosted IAM solution for Community Action Partnership of San Luis Obispo (CAPSLO)—including Identity Governance, Access Management, and Password Management. The fast, scalable implementation enabled CAPSLO to meet strict cybersecurity insurance requirements while streamlining access and freeing staff to focus on serving their community.

Fischer Identity Takes Community Action Partnership of San Luis Obispo (CAPSLO) to the Cloud in Weeks

What They Faced

CAPSLO, a nonprofit dedicated to supporting vulnerable communities in San Luis Obispo, faced a critical challenge: meeting new cybersecurity insurance requirements while maintaining operational efficiency. They needed Identity and Access Management (IAM) capabilities including Identity Governance & Administration (IGA), Access Management, and Password Management—and they needed it quickly to avoid insurance lapses. Following a competitive RFP process, Fischer Identity was selected as the vendor of choice.

How Fischer Helped

Working closely with CAPSLO, Fischer Identity designed, built, and deployed their new IAM solution in just eight weeks. Leveraging Fischer Identity’s robust cloud infrastructure hosted on AWS, the implementation included:

  • Identity Governance & Administration: Streamlined initial identity creation and provided the necessary security and governance to satisfy insurance requirements.
  • Access Management: Delivered a secure single sign-on solution with proper security controls to meet stringent cybersecurity standards.
  • Password Management: Simplified password resets and strengthened authentication practices to reduce risk and improve user productivity.

Fischer Identity’s AWS-hosted solution ensured the deployment was fast, reliable, and scalable, fully aligned with CAPSLO’s operational needs.

The Outcome

CAPSLO now benefits from a cloud-based identity solution that is secure, scalable, and efficient, allowing staff to focus on their core mission—helping people and strengthening the community. Compliance with cybersecurity insurance requirements is now seamless, and internal processes for identity management are significantly streamlined.

“Partnering with CAPSLO to deliver a secure, efficient cloud identity platform hosted on AWS has been incredibly rewarding. By taking the complexity of identity and access management off their plate, CAPSLO can focus entirely on making a difference in the community. We are proud to support their mission,” said Bryan Leber, Vice President of Product and Service Delivery at Fischer Identity.

About Community Action Partnership of San Luis Obispo

CAPSLO is a nonprofit agency that focuses on helping people and changing lives through assisting over 26,000 persons across Central and Southern California, the majority of whom live in San Luis Obispo County. We are committed to empowering individuals and families to achieve economic self-sufficiency through a comprehensive array of community-based programs that focus on:

  • high-quality early education and childcare
  • affordable dependent care
  • connecting to safe, affordable housing and basic needs
  • health services and education
  • resource connection and navigation

 

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“We’ve been able to achieve our security and IAM-related goals and SLAs, plus accelerate the introduction of new services to our constituents due to the operational efficiencies afforded by Fischer.”

Jon Allen
CIO & CISO at Baylor University