And CryptoCard claims that not a single one of its tokens has failed during the 24-month period.
Specsavers originally challenged CryptoCard to provide a secure, scalable data protection strategy for its growing number of remote users.
The company’s requirement for remote sharing of sensitive patient data meant that the solution had to meet stringent PCI compliance requirements.
Crucial flexibility
Flexibility was crucial, to accommodate different working practices and technical abilities. Finally, the solution had to be simple and cost-effective to run.
Crypto-MAS, the cloud-based two-factor authentication service from CryptoCard, met all of these requirements.
A statement from CryptoCard said: “During the first two years of implementation, Specsavers has been highly satisfied with the service’s capacity to provide on-demand authentication tokens to global users through its unique tiered user-group structure.
“By creating groups within the Crypto-MAS management portal to represent each location, Specsavers can allow local offices to instantly allocate and retract tokens as required, reducing the burden on the company’s central IT department. CryptoCard is the only vendor with this level of functionality.”
Mobile usage
The Crypto-MAS solution won the approval of Specsavers management following its release to an initial group of 700 users. Mobile and remote users were immediately able to connect securely to the company’s resources and applications.
“Crypto-MAS has brought several benefits to Specsavers,” said Angus Dorey, IT security manager for Specsavers.
“The tiered user groups have allowed us to implement and manage two-factor authentication globally, and delegate administration. The technology offers us the highest level of security on the market. Feedback from our offices and end users has been really positive.
“We have been using Crypto-MAS for over two years now, and have yet to replace a single token. There are obvious cost and resource savings for us when using reliable long-life tokens and we are already seeing those benefits.”
Specsavers has been using a mix of token formats, with hard, soft and SMS tokens available for various end user needs. The tokens, combined with a unique PIN code, deliver a highly secure one-time password (OTP), which can include letters, numbers and characters.
