ACCESS CONTROL
Cyberattacks target your most valuable assets by compromising privileged access. These privileged credentials serve as the gateway to your entire infrastructure and critical applications - whether in your local data center or cloud environment.
WHY THIS IS CRITICAL FOR YOUR BUSINESS?
Imagine you're a bank (yes, it might sound unusual, but play along... Ready?).
How much money do you think is in the tellers' drawers? Enough to justify a security guard at the entrance, right? It needs solid protection against thieves, but also enough flexibility for customers to make quick deposits and withdrawals without excessive scrutiny (that would slow everything down).
Now consider: How much money do you think is in that same bank's vault? Enough to justify multiple security layers, obviously. The process to enter is stricter, but the bank has far more to lose if something goes wrong—so they don’t hesitate.
This is privileged access management in a nutshell:
The higher the risk if compromised, the more security layers you add to protect it.
WHAT IS PRIVILEGED ACCESS?
There are many types of privileged access (local admin accounts, domain admin accounts, service accounts, application credentials, SSH keys) across a company's entire environment.
Privileged accounts, credentials, and permissions exist across devices, applications, and operating systems. These enable organizations to:
Secure their infrastructure and applications
Maintain efficient operations
Enforce confidentiality policies for sensitive data
Why attackers target them:
Cybercriminals aggressively seek privileged credentials because they can be weaponized to cause catastrophic business damage. This is why these credentials demand specialized protection, management, and monitoring.
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