Retailer complies with GDPR requirements by improving password management with Netwrix Password Secure

Challenge

• Meet GDPR password and access control requirements
  NBB needed a solution that would help them comply with GDPR’s password-related mandates and enable quick, accurate responses to auditor questions. They required a professional approach to managing access to applications and sensitive data — without storing any information on foreign servers.
• Provide a secure, user-friendly experience for all teams
  The solution needed to be simple for both business users and IT staff to adopt, minimizing friction and reducing reliance on IT for everyday access tasks.
• Ensure scalability for long-term organizational growth
  To support the company’s expansion, NBB required a platform that could scale easily as the business grew, without compromising security or usability.

Netwrix solution

Netwrix Password Secure met all of NBB’s requirements, including offering self-hosted storage that complies with the GDPR. Deploying this password management solution has enabled the company to achieve all of the following benefits:

• Quick and accurate access provisioning. The role-based access control (RBAC) in Netwrix Password Secure enables NBB to enable each user to access only the appropriate credentials based on their department and position, in accordance with the least privilege principle.
• Improved password security. Employees can use passwords without ever seeing them in plain text, reducing the risk of disclosure or misuse. Since passwords are stored centrally, authorizations are no longer lost when someone leaves the company. Plus, all access events are automatically logged, ensuring accountability for password usage.
• Ease of use. With Netwrix Password Secure, users can access their passwords from their desktop, a web application or a phone app, so they can log on securely no matter which device they are using and making risky options like saving passwords in the browser obsolete. Plus, the browser extension offered an unexpected benefit to NBB by automatically storing shared website credentials for teams like Marketing and Product Management.
• Simple customization. Netwrix Password Secure can be fully tailored to the needs of each user: Modules and functions can be shown or hidden, and views can be changed as required. This ensures that employees quickly become comfortable with Netwrix Password Secure, enabling rapid time to value.

Key benefits

• Fast adoption thanks to easy customization and an intuitive UI
• Improved security through strong passwords and accurate provisioning of credentials
• Streamlined collaboration through shared passwords
• Self-hosted storage that complies with the GDPR
• Full accountability for credential use