ACCESS VIOLATION MITIGATION SYSTEM

Apparatus and methods for enhancing system security are provided. The apparatus may include an article of manufacture comprising a computer usable medium having computer readable program code embodied therein for receiving a request from a user to access a system, the request including user-identifying information. The apparatus may also include computer readable program code for accessing a database and identifying one or more user groups associated with at least a portion of the user-identifying data in the database. The apparatus may further include computer readable program code for identifying one or more security groups associated with each of the one or more user groups. The apparatus may additionally include computer readable program code for retrieving access permissions associated with each of the identified one or more security groups. The apparatus may also include computer readable program code for granting the user access to the system.