{"id":10156,"date":"2023-03-23T10:54:46","date_gmt":"2023-03-23T08:54:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kappadata.nl\/?p=10156"},"modified":"2023-03-23T10:55:52","modified_gmt":"2023-03-23T08:55:52","slug":"how-to-stop-cybercriminals-misusing-privileged-credentials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kappadata.nl\/en\/how-to-stop-cybercriminals-misusing-privileged-credentials\/","title":{"rendered":"How to stop cybercriminals misusing privileged credentials"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Market analysts rank securing privileged access as the no. 1 priority for CISOs due to high-profile breaches focused on privileged accounts. Major cyber-attacks in recent years have all had one thing in common: the breach was the result of the misuse or abuse of privileged accounts.<\/em><\/p>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]You need a trusted Privileged Access Management* (PAM) solution to keep potential data breaches at bay (and reduce the headache of managing accounts yourself). More than 85% of organisations say their employees have more privileges than they need. This is a huge security risk for most organisations, including yours.<\/p>\n

*Privileged Access Management (PAM), sometimes referred to as ‘privileged account management’<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

What is a privileged account?<\/strong><\/h4>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”16px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern”][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_column_text]Privileged accounts are a subset of accounts that provide elevated access and permissions across applications, devices and systems within an IT environment.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”3\/4″][vc_single_image image=”10158″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” qode_css_animation=””][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern”][vc_column][vc_column_text]Examples of common privileged accounts include the UNIX root account, the Active Directory administrator account, a DBA account, or the superuser accounts built into every application and system.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern”][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

What is Privileged Access Management (PAM)?<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Privileged Access Management (PAM) is the set of cybersecurity strategies and technologies used to control the elevated (‘privileged’) access and permissions for users, accounts, processes and systems in an IT environment.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern”][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Why is Privileged Access Management (PAM) important?<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Hackers are targeting your privileged accounts, which provide unrestricted access to your systems and data. In almost every recent high-profile breach, lapses in security and user practices were exploited by hackers to gain privileged account credentials. By implementing the right level of privileged access controls, PAM can help organisations condense their attack surface and prevent or at least mitigate the damage from both external attacks and insider misuse or negligence.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”16px”][vc_single_image image=”10164″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center” qode_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space height=”64px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern” css=”.vc_custom_1679499939552{border-radius: 4px !important;}” z_index=””][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

But you can limit your vulnerability with an on-demand solution that provides a secure, efficient and compliant way to manage privileged accounts:<\/strong><\/em><\/h5>\n

One Identity Safeguard On Demand<\/strong> automates, controls and secures the provision of privileged credentials with role-based access management and automated workflows.<\/p>\n

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Why consider our on-demand (SaaS) solution?<\/strong><\/h4>\n