Higher Education
Provide Seamless Access for Students, Staff, Faculty and Guests
We streamline user access across campus systems, enabling students, faculty, and staff to securely log in with a single set of credentials. Our solution reduces friction, enhances productivity, and ensures that the right people have the right access when they need it—all while keeping your systems secure and compliant.
Streamline operations, reduce risk, and ensure secure, easy access to systems now and in the future.
Higher education institutions face the dual challenge of providing easy access to critical systems and protecting sensitive data, all while complying with stringent regulations like FERPA, GDPR and HIPAA. With a diverse user base and complex identity requirements, including the need to integrate with multiple Sources of Authority (SoA) and targets, managing identities manually is no longer feasible.
Fischer Identity offers a cloud-based, automated identity management platform that simplifies these complexities, ensuring seamless, secure access for all users while meeting compliance and security mandates.
- Safeguard academic information with advanced security protocols against evolving cyber threats.
- Meet HIPAA, FERPA, GDPR, and other regulations with automated reporting and real-time monitoring.
- Automate identity lifecycle management to improve efficiency and reduce costs.
- Provide secure, seamless access to systems for faculty, staff, and students both on campus and off campus through Single Sign-On (SSO) and integration with third-party Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) providers.
How Fischer Identity Can Transform Challenges into Opportunities
Strengthen Security and Mitigate Cyber Risk
- Automated User Lifecycle Management: Ensure secure, timely access for all users (through the joiners, movers, leavers) with automated onboarding and offboarding processes.
- Least Privilege Access: Enforce minimal access privileges, limiting the risk of insider threats and protecting sensitive academic and personal data.
- Risk-Based Access Controls: Adapt security protocols based on real-time risk assessments, offering dynamic protections tailored to user behavior.
- Password-less Governance: Eliminate passwords for enhanced security and improved user experience, reducing the risk of credential-based attacks.
Simplify Compliance and Reduce Regulatory Burden
- Automated Compliance Reporting: Easily manage compliance with FERPA, GDPR, and other education-specific regulations through automated reporting and documentation.
- Real-Time Monitoring & Audits: Detect and address compliance gaps in real time, preventing costly fines and reputational damage.
- Seamless Integration with centralized systems: Integrate with student information systems, HR platforms, and other critical applications for streamlined, compliant identity management.
Enhance User Experience for Students, Faculty, and Staff
- Single Sign-On (SSO): Provide seamless access to all campus applications with a single set of credentials, enhancing productivity for students and staff.
- Self-Service Portals: Allow users to manage their own passwords, MFA devices, attributes, access requests, and attestation reviews without involving IT.
- Intuitive Workflows: Simplify and automate identity and access-related tasks like identity claiming, access approval, and role-based access management to improve efficiency.
Reduce IT Resource Strain and Operational Costs
- Automated Onboarding & Offboarding: Free up IT resources with automated identity lifecycle processes for new hires, student enrollments, and departures.
- Cloud-Based Deployment: Reduce infrastructure and maintenance costs with a flexible, scalable cloud solution that can also manage your on-premise systems.
- Scalable Solution for High User Turnover: Handle large volumes of users and frequent role changes with ease.
Protect Against Insider Threats and Data Breaches
- Access Certifications & Attestation Reviews: Regularly validate user permissions to ensure compliance with least privilege access policies.
- Dynamic Access Policies: Adjust access permissions based on changing risk levels, user behavior, and context, ensuring continuous security without compromising access.
Success Story
“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
