Our Story: Why We Were Founded
The Founder’s Journey
Our founder has been immersed in the IT industry since the mid-1990s, with a particular focus on Active Directory (AD). Over the years, the founder’s expertise grew alongside the increasing complexity and importance of AD in enterprise environments. By the early 2000s, the focus shifted toward improving the management, automation, and security of Active Directory, and it was during this period that Active Roles Server (ARS) emerged as a powerful tool for AD administration.
ARS quickly became the go-to solution for organizations looking to streamline AD management processes, automate user provisioning, and enhance security. As a result, the founder became deeply involved in deploying and configuring ARS for a variety of clients, gaining invaluable insights into the challenges and needs surrounding Active Directory management. This long-standing expertise in AD formed the foundation for our company’s vision.
The Problem We Identified
In 2014, Active Roles Server, a widely trusted tool, removed its Attestation module—a key feature used for conducting automated access reviews and ensuring compliance. This sudden change caught customers off guard and left many organizations scrambling to find an alternative solution. As a consultant working with several clients, our founder was repeatedly asked, "When is Attestation coming back?" This question became a point of frustration for businesses that had grown reliant on the Attestation module for auditing user access and ensuring that only the right individuals had access to sensitive systems.
The absence of such a crucial feature left organizations with a pressing problem: without automated access reviews, maintaining compliance and managing risk in Active Directory became more cumbersome. Organizations were forced to revert to manual processes, which were not only time-consuming but also error-prone, increasing the risk of security breaches or non-compliance.
Our Solution
Recognizing the growing need for an effective solution, we set out to address the gap left by the removal of the Attestation module. While many organizations continue to rely heavily on Active Directory for managing user access, there was a clear lack of third-party tools that could offer seamless, automated access reviews for AD environments. These reviews are essential for ensuring compliance with industry regulations, identifying potential risks, and securing sensitive systems from unauthorized access.
We believed that organizations should not have to struggle with manual, inefficient processes to meet security and compliance requirements. So, we built a solution that integrates directly with Active Directory to provide automated, continuous access reviews. Our tool helps organizations easily track and review user access, ensuring that access permissions are appropriate, up-to-date, and aligned with business and regulatory requirements.
By filling this gap, we aimed to empower organizations to:
- Automate Access Reviews: Streamline the process of access certifications, making them faster, more reliable, and less prone to human error.
- Ensure Compliance: Maintain compliance with regulatory standards such as SOX, GDPR, and HIPAA without the burden of manual reviews.
- Reduce Risk: Identify and mitigate potential risks associated with unnecessary or outdated permissions in Active Directory.
- Increase Efficiency: Save valuable time and resources by eliminating the need for manual audits and reviews.
Our solution is built with flexibility and scalability in mind, allowing organizations of all sizes to integrate it into their existing AD environments with ease. Whether you’re managing hundreds or thousands of user accounts, our tool offers the automation and visibility needed to maintain a secure, compliant AD environment.
Why We Do It
Our mission is driven by the belief that organizations deserve better tools to manage and secure their most critical asset—user access. We understand the challenges businesses face in maintaining a secure and compliant IT environment, and we are committed to providing solutions that simplify these processes, reduce risk, and enhance operational efficiency.
By continuously improving our offering and staying in tune with the evolving needs of the market, we aim to be a trusted partner for organizations looking to optimize their Active Directory management and access review processes.