Cybersecurity Glossary
Privileged Access Management
Controlling, recording and time limiting the accounts that can change everything.
What Privileged Access Management means
Privileged access management applies stricter handling to administrative accounts: passwords held in a vault rather than known, access granted for a defined window and then withdrawn, approval required for elevation, and a record of what was done. Modern cloud platforms include a form of this at no extra cost.
Why Privileged Access Management matters for small businesses and nonprofits
Administrative accounts are the prize in almost every intrusion. Reducing standing administrative access from permanent to on request removes most of the value of stealing one.
What to do about Privileged Access Management
- Move to just in time elevation, where administrative rights are granted for a set period
- Vault administrative passwords rather than sharing them
- Alert whenever elevation is used outside working hours
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