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Rocket-Boosting Security: How PIAM Propels Enterprise Protection to New Heights

  • Soloinsight Inc.
  • May 22, 2022
  • 5 min read
Rocket-Boosting Security: How PIAM Propels Enterprise Protection to New Heights

Introduction: The Countdown Has Begun


In a world of exponential change, enterprise security can no longer inch forward at a snail’s pace. As cyber-physical threats grow more complex and digital transformation accelerates, today’s organizations need a security posture that moves at escape velocity. Traditional access control solutions, once sufficient, are now clunky relics in a world demanding real-time, intelligent, and adaptive safeguards.


Enter Physical Identity and Access Management (PIAM) — the rocket engine of modern enterprise security.


At Soloinsight, we believe that security shouldn’t slow you down — it should propel you forward. Through the CloudGate PIAM platform, we help organizations redefine how they secure people, places, and assets at scale — not with barriers, but with acceleration.


The Problem: Legacy Access Control Is Grounded


Let’s be honest: most legacy systems were never designed for the speed, complexity, or fluidity of the modern enterprise.

  • They rely on static credentials: keycards, badges, clipboards.

  • They require manual approvals: admin logins, outdated spreadsheets.

  • They lack real-time context: no insight into behavioral patterns or dynamic risk profiles.


In today’s hybrid, high-velocity world, these systems aren’t just inefficient — they’re dangerous.


Security that operates on delay, friction, or silos is a liability. It slows productivity, introduces human error, and creates blind spots that malicious actors can exploit.

Enterprises need a PIAM solution that doesn’t act like a bouncer — it acts like a launchpad.


CloudGate: Engineering for Velocity and Vision


At the core of Soloinsight’s CloudGate PIAM platform is a vision: to design a security system that thinks, adapts, and accelerates.


🔧 Modular by Design


CloudGate is built with microservices architecture, allowing components like TRA Face ID, wallet-based credentials, and contractor compliance modules to integrate or scale independently.

This means:

  • Fast onboarding

  • Agile customizations

  • Zero system-wide slowdowns


It’s the security equivalent of upgrading your rocket engine mid-flight.


🧠 Intelligence at the Edge


Through its edge computing layer, CloudGate doesn’t wait to "check in with the mothership." It makes decisions locally and instantly — matching faces, verifying credentials, and assessing access permissions at the speed of light.

  • No latency

  • No cloud dependency for every decision

  • Real-time reaction at every door, gate, or checkpoint

It’s not just secure. It’s responsive.


PIAM as Your Enterprise Mission Control


Think of PIAM not as a tool — but as mission control for identity. A unified interface where every identity — employee, visitor, vendor, robot, or drone — is orchestrated in real time, with telemetry, compliance, and predictive analytics.


How PIAM Boosts Enterprise Protection & Security


1. Single Pane of Glass


From one dashboard, admins can:

  • Approve or revoke access in real time

  • Monitor badge swipes, biometric matches, or anomalies

  • See who’s inside which building, and why

This transforms security from reactive to proactive.


2. Autonomous Approvals


With predefined logic and policy automation, CloudGate can:

  • Auto-approve low-risk contractors who’ve passed background checks

  • Flag access requests that deviate from historical norms

  • Deactivate credentials if compliance expires (e.g., drug testing or insurance)


No more email chains. No more guesswork.


3. Zero Trust at Scale


With a foundation in zero trust, CloudGate continuously revalidates trust, using:

  • TRA Face ID for biometric assurance

  • Mobile credentials in Apple and Google wallets

  • Real-time policy engines to evaluate conditions and risk


Even if someone was approved last week, the system revalidates this week’s conditions.


Industry Use Case: Aerospace Innovation Campus


Let’s consider a real-world example: a Fortune 50 aerospace conglomerate with a sprawling campus of R&D labs, simulation chambers, and testing fields.


Their challenge:

  • Hundreds of high-clearance engineers

  • Dozens of foreign nationals with NDA restrictions

  • Rotating teams of third-party contractors and cybersecurity auditors


With legacy access control, it took 8–12 hours to onboard new personnel, requiring:

  • Paper forms

  • Multiple email approvals

  • Manual badge provisioning


With CloudGate:

  • All stakeholders receive mobile wallet credentials pre-approved based on HR and legal workflows.

  • Upon arrival, TRA Face ID verifies their biometric identity.

  • Credentials are tied to dynamic risk policies — if a contractor’s NDA expires, access is revoked automatically.

  • Sensitive areas are monitored via real-time heatmaps.


What once took 12 hours now takes under 10 minutes — securely, seamlessly, and auditable.


Integrations: The Fuel Behind Acceleration


Security acceleration doesn’t happen in isolation. CloudGate integrates seamlessly with:

  • HR platforms like Workday and SAP

  • Compliance tools like Avetta and ISNetworld

  • IoT systems for smart lighting, HVAC, and elevators

  • Cybersecurity suites for unified identity governance


These integrations allow identity and access control to be orchestrated, not siloed. A badge swipe can now trigger an environmental control. A compliance lapse can notify both physical and cybersecurity teams.

It’s not just security — it’s orchestration.


The Role of TRA Face ID and Wallet-Based Access


CloudGate’s proprietary TRA Face ID system offers:

  • Sub-second authentication

  • Spoof-proof detection (liveness and 3D facial mapping)

  • Touchless check-ins for offices, cleanrooms, and secure vaults


When paired with mobile wallet-based credentials, the experience becomes:

  • Fast

  • Secure

  • Familiar


Users simply walk up, get recognized, and walk in — all while meeting zero-trust criteria and compliance requirements.

The future of access isn’t about doors. It’s about trust in motion.


From Bottleneck to Boost: Metrics That Matter


Organizations using CloudGate PIAM report:

Metric

Pre-CloudGate

With CloudGate

Onboarding Time

1–2 business days

Under 10 minutes

Access Errors

12 per week

< 1 per month

Manual Audits

Quarterly scramble

Real-time compliance

Tailgating Incidents

5/month

Zero

Visitor Friction

Long lines, check-in forms

Zero-touch face-based access

Security isn’t just a cost center — with PIAM, it becomes a competitive advantage.


Why Enterprises Are Taking Off with CloudGate


Let’s break down why Fortune 500s and hyper-growth startups alike are adopting

CloudGate PIAM to rocket-boost their security:

  • Speed of Deployment: Cloud-based, modular, and API-rich.

  • Compliance Readiness: HIPAA, NIST, ITAR, GDPR — all covered.

  • User-Centric Design: From admin dashboards to mobile check-ins.

  • Future-Proof Architecture: Blockchain, AI, and digital twins ready.


No more waiting for access approvals. No more lost badges. No more fragmented systems.


Just one platform. Every identity. Every gate.


Looking Ahead: From Acceleration to Autonomy


CloudGate’s roadmap doesn’t stop at speed. We’re building toward autonomous security — where AI not only reacts but anticipates:

  • Predictive onboarding: Suggesting access for recurring vendors

  • Behavioral drift detection: Flagging users whose access habits deviate

  • Self-healing access control: Reconfiguring routes and permissions dynamically


The rocket has launched — and it’s headed toward self-orchestrating enterprise

security.


Conclusion: The PIAM Propulsion System


In today’s enterprise, security isn’t just about protecting the perimeter. It’s about enabling velocity, vision, and vigilance.


Physical Identity and Access Management is the propulsion system that transforms clunky defenses into dynamic engines of trust. With CloudGate, you’re not just securing your workplace — you’re giving your entire enterprise the lift-off it needs.

The countdown is over. The engines are firing. It’s time to launch security into a new orbit.


🚀 Ready to Take Off?


Join the security revolution. Learn how Soloinsight’s CloudGate PIAM platform can turn your access control from bottleneck to boost.


Visit www.soloinsight.com and explore our vision of intelligent, accelerated, enterprise-grade identity management.



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