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Enhance operational efficiency and bolster security measures with just in time access to Asana. Simplify team management, task tracking and project coordination.
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Time-bound admin role escalations
Temporary access that is revoked when no longer needed
Faster access for employees and contractors
Audit logs and access reviews
Just-In-Time (JIT) access refers to the security strategy in which user permissions are granted only when needed and for a specific period of time. The objective of JIT access is to minimize the risk of unauthorized or inappropriate access to sensitive information. It is often used in context of privileged access management, cloud environments and access to critical applications.
1. Enhanced Least Privilege Access: The "Just in Time" (JIT) method allows you to allocate specific permissions to team members for specific intervals, ensuring that access rights align with their need and duration of task. This minimizes unnecessary over-privileged access, upholds the principle of "least privilege access" and cuts down the risk of internal data breaches.
2. Decreased Insider Threats & Human Errors: JIT access reduces the vulnerability from insider threats simply by limiting the amount of time a user has with elevated privileges, thereby minimizing the window of opportunity for a misuse of access rights. In addition, by granting permissions only when necessary, the likelihood of unintended consequential actions or human errors is significantly reduced.
3. Optimized Operational Efficiency: By auto-granting the elevated permissions when needed, and auto-reverting them when the job is done, Asana JIT access accelerates work processes and avoids administrative bottlenecks. It eliminates the waiting game for permissions, heightening team productivity and enabling a smooth operational workflow.
4. Simplified Compliance Auditing: Just in Time access and privilege escalation provides clear records of who had access, when, and for how long, detailing what changes were made during that period. This transparency immensely simplifies the process of auditing, aids in forensic investigations, and is crucial to demonstrate compliance with regulations like GDPR and HIPAA.
1. Project Deadline: An employee may need just in time admin access to Asana when a project deadline is looming and the normal administrator is absent or unavailable. This access allows the employee to implement important changes to tasks, assign team members, and update project timelines and dependencies, ensuring the project continues to the deadline.
2. New Team Integration: If a new team is integrated into an ongoing project and immediate structure and task allocations are needed, just in time admin access would help the team lead to quickly set up the necessary work breakdown structure in Asana.
3. Emergency Situations: During unforeseen emergency situations such as system errors, bugs, or immediate task re-delegation, having just in time admin access can be critical for operational continuity. The designated user could quickly troubleshoot, allocate or shift tasks, ensuring minimal to no disruption to the workflow.
1. Planning.
2. Execution.
3. Maintenance.
This strategic approach will enable you to successfully implement a robust Just-in-Time Access system for Asana.
Entitle provides self-serve access requests, flexible policy workflows, and automated provisioning, to restrict unneeded access across cloud infra and SaaS.
"I like Entitle because it’s one of those tools I can set up and forget about. I never have to go into it and it just works."
Mike Morrato
CISO and Global Head of IT,
Noname Security
Asana is a web and mobile application designed to help teams organize, track, and manage their work. It provides tools for assigning tasks, setting deadlines, sharing notes, uploading files and visual project plans. Founded in 2008 by Facebook co-founder Dustin Moskovitz and former Google and Facebook engineer Justin Rosenstein, it aims to improve team collaboration and work management.
Entitle is how cloud-forward companies provide employees with temporary, granular and just-in-time access within their cloud infrastructure and SaaS applications. Entitle easily integrates with your stack, offering self-serve access requests, instant visibility into your cloud entitlements and making user access reviews a breeze.
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