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OnRising: biometrics and a managed firewall in one project

An unlogged door and an unsegmented network open the same risk. OnRising closed both with biometrics in two rooms and a managed firewall with VLANs.

Updated 17 October 20262 min read

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At a glance

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  • 01In 2019 DataRoad installed two biometric access controls in two rooms at OnRising.
  • 02A dedicated firewall with networks and VLANs to isolate internal network traffic.
  • 03The firewall remained under DataRoad's ongoing management, with team training.
  • 04Combining physical and network security shrinks the attack surface.
In this article

Someone entering a server room without a record and someone moving around a network with no partitions pose the same danger: access to everything, without a trace. OnRising wanted to close both doors at once. In 2019, DataRoad - IT Services and Consulting installed biometric access control in two rooms and a managed firewall with VLANs to protect the internal network. The firewall then remained under DataRoad's ongoing management, under an IT Unlimited contract.

Project summary

ClientOnRising
ActivityInformation technology consultancy
Year2019
ScopeFirewall and security, biometrics, IT Unlimited support

Why combine physical and network security?

Because an attacker always looks for the weakest side. Biometrics decides who enters a room and records every entry by name. The firewall, with the network divided into VLANs, decides where traffic flows and isolates a compromised device before it contaminates the rest.

With both solutions working together, OnRising now controls, at the same time, who enters its premises and what passes over its network. The attack surface shrank significantly.

What was done, step by step

  1. Network point audit: checking and correcting the existing cabling.
  2. Biometrics in two rooms: door-opening readers connected to the network.
  3. Control software: installed and configured, logging every event.
  4. Dedicated firewall: creation of networks and virtual networks (VLANs).
  5. Ongoing management: configuration maintained by DataRoad and the team trained on the solution.

Who is OnRising?

A Portuguese information technology consultancy, working for national and international clients, and named in 2019 one of the best companies to work for in Portugal. It focuses on highly specialised profiles in development, BI, CRM and ERP, seeking the right fit between consultants' ambitions and clients' needs.

Which combined security solutions do we offer?

  • Access control Biometric or by card.
  • Managed firewalls Installation, VLANs and ongoing management.
  • Network review Diagnosis and correction of the existing infrastructure.
  • Maintenance Continuous support for security equipment.

Find out more about managed firewalls and cybersecurity and about IT Unlimited for businesses.

DataRoad thanks OnRising for its trust in our consultancy, support and network management.

Who is DataRoad?

A premium Portuguese MSP: 11 years, 232 clients under contract and Top 5% PME according to scoring.pt. From Alfragide we support public bodies, embassies, hotels, clinics and demanding companies across Portugal. We take on technology in its entirety: a service desk with tickets, remote and on-site support, servers and Microsoft 365, backups, cybersecurity and monitoring.

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