C-realize White Paper Highlights Data Security Essentials for GxP Environments

Cluj, Romania: –Pharma industry IT specialist partner C-realize has authored a White Paper that identifies the key actions that life sciences businesses need to take to maintain secure IT and ensure GxP compliance.

The White Paper ‘Five Data Security Essentials in SaaS for GxP Environments’ recognizes the increasing uptake over the past two decades among life science companies of Software as a Service (SaaS) to the point where cloud-based computing and application software has become the dominant model.

Data Lifecycle Controls

The paper emphasizes the importance of a structured Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) approach for managing their data from end-to-end to preserve its security over extended periods. This is crucial for maintaining reliable and trustworthy systems.

Although many companies understand the importance of SDLC in producing quality software, they often lack a structured system for incorporating it into operations. Any lapses here are becoming increasingly dangerous in an era where AI-driven systems rely ever more heavily on reliable data.

Authentication & Authorization

C-realize also highlights the need to implement authentication mechanisms that include combinations of passwords, certificates, keys, tokens, and biometrics. It suggests, for instance, that the widely used Single Sign-On (SSO) authentication method, should incorporate token expiration to prevent Cross-Site Scripting (XSS).

A further crucial security factor in the data lifecycle is role- or attribute-based authorization restricting who can create or capture data. While role-based authorization assigns specific roles to users, defining the permissions associated with each role, attribute-based authorization uses attributes such as claims to determine permissions.

C-realize emphasizes that these technical controls should be supported by formal procedures for the registration and de-registration of individuals, as well as a maintenance and calibration plan for instruments and machines.

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