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    Best Practices for Managing Privileged Access in an Enterprise

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    Sean Michael Kerner
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    September 7, 2016
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      1Best Practices for Managing Privileged Access in an Enterprise

      1 - Best Practices for Managing Privileged Access in an Enterprise

      A BeyondTrust study looks at what separates top-tier and bottom-tier organizations when it comes to privileged access management.

      2Grant Privilege to the App, Not the User

      2 - Grant Privilege to the App, Not the User

      Among the best practices that are widely embraced by top-tier organizations is to grant privilege to apps, rather than the user.

      3It’s Important to Cycle Passwords

      3 - It's Important to Cycle Passwords

      A good best practice in any organization is to have a process that cycles user passwords on a regular basis. According to BeyondTrust’s report, cycling passwords often or always is done by 76 percent of top-tier organizations.

      4Monitoring Privileged Account Sessions Is Important

      4 - Monitoring Privileged Account Sessions Is Important

      Keeping track of how privileged accounts are used is a monitoring activity that can help to limit risk. Seventy-one percent of top-tier and 49 percent of bottom-tier organizations in the BeyondTrust study do, in fact, monitor the sessions of privileged accounts.

      5Managing Credentials Is Key

      5 - Managing Credentials Is Key

      A core element of being able to effectively secure privileged accounts is to have a system for managing credentials. Top-tier organizations mostly indicated they are efficient at managing credentials, while those in the bottom tiers are somewhat less efficient.

      6Enterprise Platforms Needed for Managing Privileged Access

      6 - Enterprise Platforms Needed for Managing Privileged Access

      The difference between what constitutes a top-tier and a bottom-tier organization in BeyondTrust’s study is exemplified in the use of an enterprise platform for managing privileged access. The majority (78 percent) of top-tier organizations have an enterprise solution, while 39 percent of bottom-tier organizations do not.

      7Understanding Risk Requires Tools

      7 - Understanding Risk Requires Tools

      Different applications and systems represent different levels of risk. Properly understanding what the risks with the use of a tool is a best practice for privileged access management. That said, only 57 percent of BeyondTrust’s top-tier respondent group in fact have a tool that provides risk assessment.

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