A company's employees are experiencing difficulty accessing a key resource for their operations due to the security measures in place on the organization's network. The network uses a digital gatekeeping system to analyze and approve site credentials. The resource in question was previously compromised, leading to a downgrade in trust, though it has since been secured by its owners. What action should the IT department take to resolve access issues without undermining the integrity of their cybersecurity stance?
Maintain the restriction until the system's scheduled reassessment occurs, regardless of the reported fix.
Evaluate the latest security posture of the resource and adjust its trust rating in the system accordingly after a thorough verification.
Create a direct pathway in the network's perimeter defenses for this specific resource, exempting it from the trust evaluation process.
Provide blanket authorization for the resource, bypassing the existing analysis and approval functions.
By reassessing the current status of the resource and updating the trust parameters in the gatekeeping system, the IT department can safely restore access. This recognizes that such digital trustworthiness indicators may not immediately reflect a site's remediation efforts. Continuing to restrict access can interfere with business operations, while circumventing the gatekeeping measures can introduce security vulnerabilities. Furthermore, using network-level bypasses such as firewall rule adjustments should be avoided as they could expose the network to other unrelated risks.
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