Columbus Dynamic Security Management (DSM)

On August 19, 2016 Columbus announced Dynamic Security Management (DSM) for Microsoft Dynamics AX designed to help the companies with fight against fraud and thefts of data from ERP systems.

According to developers, the solution Columbus Dynamic Security Management simplifies management of roles of security and allows to solve problems of data security provision in ERP systems.

Dynamic Security Management helps the companies to solve problems of security management of ERP systems which usually cause difficulties and require serious time and finance costs on consulting. At the same time, the solution allows to reduce labor costs by IT security audit, to lower costs for user support and management of roles of security and to optimize management and accounting of licenses.

In addition to check of compliance and confirmation of roles, DSM allows to prevent duplication of functions of roles of security. Using the uniform consolidated form, administrators of ERP systems trace any repeating elements in roles. Elimination of unnecessary repetitions in functionality of roles of security allows to implement the principle of separation of powers and to consider important aspects of confidential information protection and applications from unauthorized access.

At the same time, through Dynamic Security Management administrators of Microsoft Dynamics AX have an opportunity of fast setup of roles of security according to available to business processes that is especially relevant in case of reorganization, dismissals or other organizational conversions. Besides, the solution compares the current picture of use of the licenses Microsoft Dynamics AX with all volume of the purchased licenses that the client could use them more effectively.