Lecture Notes: Importance of Privileged Access Management (PAM)

Introduction

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Importance of Privileged Access Management (PAM)

• Privileged Access Management (PAN) is crucial to avoid legal fines related to data leakage.
• Threats can come from inside trusted circles, emphasizing the importance of monitoring privileged accounts.
• Compromised privileged accounts can lead to extensive unauthorized access across networks.

Senha Segura as a PAM Solution

• Provides a critical security layer through sophisticated account security.
• Features include:
  • Enforcement of least privilege access control.
  • Recording and monitoring of privileged activities.
  • Accountability for privileged users.
  • Elimination of hard-coded credentials.
  • Real-time analytics to detect malicious activities.
• Compliance with global security regulations like PCI DSS, GDPR, HIPAA, ISO 27001.

Key Questions for Evaluating PAM Needs

• Do you track and secure every privileged account?
• Do you have governance over access and users?
• Are privileged activities recorded and updated?
• Is privilege management automated?

Gartner’s Recommendations

• PAM is a top security priority.
• Top security projects for 2020 and 2021 include:
  • Securing remote workforce.
  • Risk-based vulnerability management.
  • Extended detection and response.
• Senha Segura addresses these priorities with comprehensive PAM solutions.

Senha Segura's PAM Features

• Identity Family: Manages digital certificates and identities.
• Access Family: Manages human and machine privileged access.
• Audit Family: Audits changes by privileged users.
• Infrastructure Family: Covers certificate lifecycle management, cloud IAM, local user IAM.

Certificate Management

• Automates discovery, renewal, and management of certificates.
• Prevents issues with expired or vulnerable certificates.
• Integral to securing remote workforce and mitigating crypto threats.

Privileged Access Modules

• Privileged Access Management: Manages credentials and sessions.
• Endpoint PDM: Extends PAM capabilities to endpoints.
• DevOps Security Management: Enhances secure, agile development.
• SSH Keys Management: Manages lifecycle of SSH keys.

Audit and Compliance

• Privileged Change Audit module automatically audits changes.
• Leverages machine learning to identify violations and abuses.
• Supports rapid incident response and reduces operational costs.

Market Recognition

• Recognized by Gartner as a top PAN solution.
• Offers fast deployment and user-friendly interface.
• High customer satisfaction with a 4.9/5 score on Gartner Peer Insights.
• Provides integrated certificate lifecycle management and change audit.

Conclusion

• Senha Segura offers a comprehensive, globally recognized PAM solution.
• Request a free demo to ensure compliance and security.
• Positioned to address current and future security challenges with innovative features.