CSE goes hi-tech with state of the art Biometric security

The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) has gone in for tighter security systems for their IT division and server room by installing Cenmetrix Biostation fingerprint devices with access control capabilities.

The CSE is Sri Lanka's only stock exchange, with 237 listed companies and representing 20 sectors. As a modern exchange, the CSE now offers state-of-art technological infrastructure for its trading platforms, it said in a press release.

Considering the high security requirements of the CSE in general and the critical role of the IT Division as well as the server rooms, the biometric fingerprint system ensures that only authorized personnel gain access to these sensitive areas by requiring fingerprint identification.

The fingerprint device is linked to a door lock system, which then allows only authorised personnel access.

The Biostation was fitted by Cenmetrix Solutions, Sri Lanka's first total biometric solutions company, serves the dual function of fingerprint verification as well as entry/exit access upon verification.

The fingerprint identification time is less than one second. The uniqueness of each person's fingerprint means that unlike with a number code or card system, it ensures the highest level of security. The entrance and exit of personnel is monitored with live real-time data, programmed through an Oracle based real-time update, the statement said.

"Considering the criticality of operations and confidential nature of the data the IT Division handles, CSE needed a system that would enhance the security procedures of its IT Division. Cenmetrix made it possible by installing security doors with biometrics scanners that have the ability to interface to an Oracle database to monitor and control staff movement within the Information Technology Division restricted areas," noted Lalin Paranavitana, Assistant General Manager IT at the CSE.