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DTU (Technical University of Denmark) Case Study

CensorNet

Technology Category	Cybersecurity & Privacy - Identity & Authentication Management
Applicable Industries	Education
Applicable Functions	Human Resources
Use Cases	Regulatory Compliance Monitoring Remote Asset Management
Services	Cybersecurity Services
Challenge	DTU, one of the leading technical universities in Europe, faced the challenge of providing secure access to a wide range of systems and applications for its 1400 employees. The university's IT service function serves a wide range of departments, university entities, and affiliated companies who benefit from their modern IT setup and infrastructure. Employee remote access from across Europe is enabled through a number of login systems including Citrix, Cisco, and SSH. Initially, users accessing these systems were required to carry around hardware tokens for authentication when logging in. However, the token-based setup was becoming increasingly time-consuming to manage and was causing frustration for both users and the IT team managing the solution. Read More
About Customer	DTU (Technical University of Denmark) is internationally recognized as a leading university in the areas of technology and the natural sciences. It is known for its business-oriented approach, its focus on sustainability, and its appealing study environment. Today, DTU is ranked as one of the foremost technical universities in Europe. It continues to set new records in publishing, in the partnerships it develops with industry, and in assignments undertaken by DTU’s public sector consultancy. DTU’s IT service function serves a wide range of departments, university entities, and affiliated companies who benefit from their modern IT setup and infrastructure. Read More
Solution	CensorNet Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) was identified as the ideal solution to support DTU’s security requirements. The advantages of this solution have been clear. Since the initial implementation, the use of CensorNet MFA has also been expanded to cover user authentication of around 400 scientists accessing DTU’s supercomputer named Computerome. Computerome is currently listed as number 236 of the top 500 most powerful supercomputers in the world and is used to process large amounts of data for scientific research in medicine and biology. Given the fact that Computerome stores and processes patient data, it was vital for DTU to add multi-factor authentication protection in order to meet regulatory requirements around storing healthcare data. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Cybersecurity & Privacy - Identity & Authentication Management

Applicable Industries

Education

Applicable Functions

Human Resources

Use Cases

Regulatory Compliance Monitoring

Remote Asset Management

Services

Cybersecurity Services

Challenge

DTU, one of the leading technical universities in Europe, faced the challenge of providing secure access to a wide range of systems and applications for its 1400 employees. The university's IT service function serves a wide range of departments, university entities, and affiliated companies who benefit from their modern IT setup and infrastructure. Employee remote access from across Europe is enabled through a number of login systems including Citrix, Cisco, and SSH. Initially, users accessing these systems were required to carry around hardware tokens for authentication when logging in. However, the token-based setup was becoming increasingly time-consuming to manage and was causing frustration for both users and the IT team managing the solution.

About Customer

DTU (Technical University of Denmark) is internationally recognized as a leading university in the areas of technology and the natural sciences. It is known for its business-oriented approach, its focus on sustainability, and its appealing study environment. Today, DTU is ranked as one of the foremost technical universities in Europe. It continues to set new records in publishing, in the partnerships it develops with industry, and in assignments undertaken by DTU’s public sector consultancy. DTU’s IT service function serves a wide range of departments, university entities, and affiliated companies who benefit from their modern IT setup and infrastructure.

Solution

CensorNet Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) was identified as the ideal solution to support DTU’s security requirements. The advantages of this solution have been clear. Since the initial implementation, the use of CensorNet MFA has also been expanded to cover user authentication of around 400 scientists accessing DTU’s supercomputer named Computerome. Computerome is currently listed as number 236 of the top 500 most powerful supercomputers in the world and is used to process large amounts of data for scientific research in medicine and biology. Given the fact that Computerome stores and processes patient data, it was vital for DTU to add multi-factor authentication protection in order to meet regulatory requirements around storing healthcare data.

Impact #1	The implementation of CensorNet MFA has significantly reduced the overhead for system administration.
Impact #2	The solution has also improved the security of access to DTU's systems and applications, including the supercomputer Computerome.
Impact #3	The use of hardware tokens, which were time-consuming to manage and caused frustration for users and the IT team, has been eliminated.

Impact #1

The implementation of CensorNet MFA has significantly reduced the overhead for system administration.

Impact #2

The solution has also improved the security of access to DTU's systems and applications, including the supercomputer Computerome.

Impact #3

The use of hardware tokens, which were time-consuming to manage and caused frustration for users and the IT team, has been eliminated.

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DTU (Technical University of Denmark) Case Study

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