Privileged Access Management (PAM)

Protect critical assets

Privileged accounts access your most sensitive systems, making them high-value targets. PAM restricts this access, reducing the risk of breaches and misuse.

Reduce insider threats

PAM monitors privileged activity and enforces strict controls, helping detect unusual behavior and reducing the risk of insider threats.

Ensure compliance

PAM creates clear audit trails and detailed reports that make it easier to meet regulatory requirements and ensure that the handling of privileged accounts meets best practices.

Minimize breach risk

PAM enforces least privilege principles, giving users only the access they need. This limits the attack surface, reducing the chances of a security breach.

Why is PAM needed?

Privileged Access Management is a specialized area within the larger field of Identity and Access Management (IAM). It tackles critical risks associated with unmanaged privileged accounts. Below are some of the key risks PAM addresses:

Lack of visibilty: Organizations often don’t know who holds privileged access, leaving orphaned accounts vulnerable to attacks.

Over-Provisioning: Privileged accounts frequently have more access than needed, expanding the attack surface.

Manual management and shared credentials: Managing privileges manually and shared credentials results in inconsistent enforcement of security policies and makes it difficult to track actions.

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SOME KEY FEATURES IN PAM SOLUTIONS

Real-time monitoring and recording of privileged sessions helps organizations keep track of actions taken by users with elevated privileges and ensures accountability. If any suspicious activity occurs, these logs can be reviewed to identify potential security breaches.

Endpoint Privilege Management regulates local administrative access on endpoints (like laptops and servers), stopping users from logging in with excessive privileges on their devices. By lowering the privileges at the endpoint level, organizations can reduce the risk of malware or attacks exploiting admin rights.

Just-in-time access provisions privileges only when necessary and for a limited time. This ensures that users are granted elevated permissions only for specific tasks and only for as long as required, reducing the risk of misuse or unauthorized access over time.

PAM ensures that credentials such as passwords and tokens are automatically updated and rotated. It reduces the risk of older or compromised information being used for unauthorized access. Automatic rotation eliminates manual tasks and reduces the risk of errors while improving safety.

USE AREAS AND BENEFITS

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Strengthen security

PAM reduces security risk by giving elevated access only to the people who need it. This helps block misuse, limits malware spread, and lowers the chance and impact of security incidents.

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Boost efficiency

PAM improves efficiency by automating access control, reducing IT workload, and limiting unnecessary privileges. This helps systems run more smoothly and lowers the risk of errors and downtime.

Ensure compliance

PAM supports compliance by creating clear audit trails and consistent access policies for privileged accounts. This makes administration simpler and helps organizations meet requirements like NIS2 and prepare for audits.