Understanding Security And Role-Based Access In An eTMF Platform

A commonly used example of role-based access is Google Docs’s tools for sharing documents. There, the creator can choose to share the document with specific users, generate a link for anyone to access, and decide whether users can edit the document or merely view it.

Within an electronic trial master file (eTMF), role-based access can be tailored to address:

• The authority of certain user groups.
• The responsibilities of certain user groups.
• The specific tasks each group can do, such as create, view, or edit files.

Why does this matter? According to a 2021 Data Breach Investigations Report by Verizon, most unauthorized data breaches enter through doors that already exist and estimated that 61 percent of data breaches originate when an unauthorized person uses someone else’s credentials to access information.

Once inside the system, a hacker can do damage — but only to the data and resources they can access from their entry point. Learn how role-based access can improve security by tailoring access to each user’s needs and responsibilities.