12 problems with privilege – workforce credentials
Business password management, or workforce password management as it’s also known, is simply a way of allowing our business users to store credentials in a secure manner.
A quick search of the internet reveals the average business around has over 70 passwords that they need to remember within the workplace.
12 problems with privilege – Vaulting and Session Management
I personally believe our approach to PAM is wrong, I think we’re now misusing technology which was designed for a different purpose and in a different time to which we work in now. If this blog resonates with you too, maybe it’s time for something to change in how we think about PAM and tackle the many challenges that exist.
12 Problems with Privilege – Market Approach
For me personally, I think the market in PAM has gone a little stagnant and needs resetting. The best way to do this is retiring the reports that define the market and then look at it again with a fresh pair of eyes. It sounds so simple, but I assure you it’s not.
A Problem Called Privilege
Something feels broken with Privileged Access Management, I don’t mean a product we need to fix or create but I think our fundamental approach to PAM is wrong. It certainly feels to me that we’re now trying to fit a square peg in a round hole and I’d like us to openly discuss this more so that we can create safer environments.
PAM 101
Privileged Access Management (PAM) simply means controlling who or what is allowed to access infrastructure, applications and workloads (in fact, anything), for how long and what level of access they or it has in order to reduce risk. There are 50 others ways of saying the same thing, but that’s really what it boils down to.
