Privileged Access Management (PAM) Solutions: Strengthening Control Over High-Risk Access
Privileged Access Management (PAM) solutions play a critical role in modern cybersecurity strategies by controlling, monitoring, and securing accounts that hold elevated permissions within an organization’s IT environment. These privileged accounts—such as system administrators, database managers, cloud root users, and service accounts—have extensive access to sensitive systems and data, making them prime targets for cyberattacks and insider misuse. PAM focuses on reducing the risks associated with this access while ensuring operational efficiency.
At its core, PAM enforces the principle of least privilege, ensuring users and applications receive only the access necessary to perform specific tasks, and only for the required duration. Rather than granting standing or permanent privileges, many PAM solutions enable just-in-time (JIT) access, where elevated permissions are issued temporarily and revoked automatically after use. This approach significantly limits the attack surface and reduces the potential impact of compromised…