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PlainID, The Authorization Company, has been awarded a 2023 Fortress Cybersecurity Award in recognition of their pioneering Authorization platform, which enables organizations to efficiently create, manage, and enforce access control policies across their computing environments. The Fortress Cybersecurity Award honors PlainID's unique solution that safeguards organizations from unauthorized access to sensitive data, making it a game changer in its field.

PlainID's Authorization Platform stands out for its ability to securely connect digital identities to valuable assets, ensuring appropriate access control. With centralized policy management and distributed enforcement, the platform offers a unified framework that combines the benefits of Attribute-Based Access Control (ABAC) and Role-Based Access Control (RBAC). This unique approach, powered by Policy Based Access Control (PBAC), allows businesses to develop consistent authorization policies, irrespective of implementation complexities. By providing a graphical user interface for policy workflow and lifecycle management, PlainID empowers administrators and developers to streamline access control without extensive coding efforts.

PlainID also differentiates itself by uniquely addressing the challenges faced by enterprises in the rapidly evolving digital landscape. With a business-driven user interface, application administrators can efficiently make policy changes and assignments, freeing up developers to focus on building feature-rich applications. The platform's flexibility extends to deployment models, offering SaaS and customer-hosted options that cater to cloud, hybrid, and on-premises requirements. Furthermore, PlainID supports all identity types, including workforce, consumer, B2B, and diverse access patterns, ranging from applications to microservices and databases. Its capabilities also encompass secure data collaboration, ensuring the management and protection of shared data internally and externally.

Additionally, PlainID has overcome the challenges presented by the exponential growth of digital identities, data sharing requirements, and modern architectural landscapes. Legacy applications with rigid access control policies struggle to keep up with the dynamic business environment. PlainID's solution offers contextual, continuous, and consistent authorization policies, addressing the need for optimal security and Zero Trust principles. By mitigating the risk of stolen or compromised credentials, PlainID helps enterprises strengthen their security posture and reduces the likelihood and impact of breaches. Its user-friendly approach empowers organizations to manage advanced access control at scale while adapting to evolving business demands.

The Fortress Cybersecurity Award recognizes PlainID's outstanding contributions in transforming access control management. PlainID's Authorization Platform offers a comprehensive solution that revolutionizes the way organizations manage and enforce authorization policies. By providing simplicity, flexibility, and enhanced security, PlainID empowers businesses to protect their valuable assets and embrace secure digital transformation in an ever-changing cybersecurity landscape.