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	Media Giant Hearst Enhances Security and Operationalizes Access Monitoring in Oracle ERP Cloud with Fastpath Assure® Fastpath

Media Giant Hearst Enhances Security and Operationalizes Access Monitoring in Oracle ERP Cloud with Fastpath Assure®

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Technology Category	Cybersecurity & Privacy - Application Security Functional Applications - Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERP) Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Cloud Computing
Applicable Functions	Business Operation Human Resources
Use Cases	Cybersecurity
Services	Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services Cybersecurity Services
Challenge	Hearst, a global media and information services company, had implemented Oracle ERP Cloud and needed a tool to maintain high security standards. The company's business environment was complex due to its size and the number of businesses it had interests in, including recently acquired ones. This complexity brought about risks around security, making it critical for the company to ensure security was maintained at the highest level. Hearst brought in Application Security Audit Manager Ivan Ng to assess security controls to ensure they met the company’s requirements. Read More
About Customer	Hearst is a leading global, diversified media, information and services company with more than 360 businesses. Its major interests include ownership in cable television networks such as A&E, HISTORY, Lifetime and ESPN; global financial services leader Fitch Group; Hearst Health, a group of medical information and services businesses; transportation assets including CAMP Systems International, a major provider of software-as-a-service solutions for managing maintenance of jets and helicopters; 33 television stations; newspapers such as the Houston Chronicle, San Francisco Chronicle and Times Union (Albany, New York); more than 300 magazines around the world; and investments in emerging digital entertainment companies such as Complex Networks. Read More
Solution	Hearst selected Fastpath Assure, a comprehensive, interactive tool that enables organizations to identify security conflicts within their ERP application, better understand their overall security, and provide the necessary documentation to both internal and external audit teams. Fastpath Assure also eliminates manual processes, increases accuracy, and ultimately saves time. Fastpath works with nearly every ERP application on the market today, which was one of the reasons for choosing it. Not all of Hearst’s companies use Oracle for their ERP, so the solution needed to be flexible. In addition, Ivan’s team found that Fastpath was rich in functionality they required, easy to set up and use, and had the ability to perform access monitoring, which was important with all the applications and platforms in use at Hearst. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Cybersecurity & Privacy - Application Security

Functional Applications - Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERP)

Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Cloud Computing

Applicable Functions

Business Operation

Human Resources

Use Cases

Cybersecurity

Services

Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services

Cybersecurity Services

Challenge

Hearst, a global media and information services company, had implemented Oracle ERP Cloud and needed a tool to maintain high security standards. The company's business environment was complex due to its size and the number of businesses it had interests in, including recently acquired ones. This complexity brought about risks around security, making it critical for the company to ensure security was maintained at the highest level. Hearst brought in Application Security Audit Manager Ivan Ng to assess security controls to ensure they met the company’s requirements.

About Customer

Hearst is a leading global, diversified media, information and services company with more than 360 businesses. Its major interests include ownership in cable television networks such as A&E, HISTORY, Lifetime and ESPN; global financial services leader Fitch Group; Hearst Health, a group of medical information and services businesses; transportation assets including CAMP Systems International, a major provider of software-as-a-service solutions for managing maintenance of jets and helicopters; 33 television stations; newspapers such as the Houston Chronicle, San Francisco Chronicle and Times Union (Albany, New York); more than 300 magazines around the world; and investments in emerging digital entertainment companies such as Complex Networks.

Solution

Hearst selected Fastpath Assure, a comprehensive, interactive tool that enables organizations to identify security conflicts within their ERP application, better understand their overall security, and provide the necessary documentation to both internal and external audit teams. Fastpath Assure also eliminates manual processes, increases accuracy, and ultimately saves time. Fastpath works with nearly every ERP application on the market today, which was one of the reasons for choosing it. Not all of Hearst’s companies use Oracle for their ERP, so the solution needed to be flexible. In addition, Ivan’s team found that Fastpath was rich in functionality they required, easy to set up and use, and had the ability to perform access monitoring, which was important with all the applications and platforms in use at Hearst.

Impact #1	The organization has been thrilled with Fastpath—supported by 100% user adoption across multiple business units in a very short period.
Impact #2	It has also helped on the finance operational side with designing and redesigning their roles, enabling quick analyses to ensure they are being designed properly.
Impact #3	With roles cleaned up and an SoD structure in place, future reviews—slated for every 6 months—will get incrementally faster and easier.

Impact #1

The organization has been thrilled with Fastpath—supported by 100% user adoption across multiple business units in a very short period.

Impact #2

It has also helped on the finance operational side with designing and redesigning their roles, enabling quick analyses to ensure they are being designed properly.

Impact #3

With roles cleaned up and an SoD structure in place, future reviews—slated for every 6 months—will get incrementally faster and easier.

Benefit #1	Audits are much faster and cleaner.
Benefit #2	100% user adoption across multiple business units in a very short period.

Benefit #1

Audits are much faster and cleaner.

Benefit #2

100% user adoption across multiple business units in a very short period.

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Media Giant Hearst Enhances Security and Operationalizes Access Monitoring in Oracle ERP Cloud with Fastpath Assure®

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