Account Management

Privileged Account Discovery Explore Platform What is Privileged Account Discovery? Managing privileged accounts can feel like navigating a maze. When these accounts aren’t properly tracked, the risk of overflowing privileges grows, creating an opening for cybercriminals. Threat actors can gain unauthorised access to sensitive data and disrupt critical systems. That’s why keeping your privileged accounts…

User Provisioning & De-Provisioning Explore Platform What is User Provisioning and De-Provisioning? User provisioning and de-provisioning are foundational elements of identity and access management (IAM) within an organisation. These processes ensure that users have appropriate access to systems and data, while also safeguarding against unauthorised access.  User Provisioning  User provisioning is the process of creating…

Using Break Glass Accounts for Better Disaster Recovery Explore Platform What is a Break Glass Situation? A break glass situation represents an emergency scenario requiring immediate action, similar to smashing the glass on a fire alarm to get instant help. In IT and cybersecurity, this translates to situations where urgent access to critical systems is…

Shared Account and Named Account Protecting the access to the accounts and their delegated entitlements Explore Platform Defining a Shared Account: – An account which allows multiple users to access resources using a single set of credentials and can be used across any platform, network or database is called a Shared Account. Shared Accounts can…

Service Accounts Safeguard access to accounts interacting with Operating System and Applications Explore Platform What are Service Accounts (SA)? Accounts that are generally used for interacting with the operating system without any human intervention are called service accounts. They can have domain privileges depending on the application’s requirement or local privileges interacting with the components…

Interactive Accounts Safeguard and Secure accounts accessing and running programs on Target Assets Explore Platform What are Interactive Accounts? Privileged Accounts are of two types – Interactive Accounts and Non-Interactive Accounts. Interactive-Accounts, as the name suggests, are accounts that can help users gain access to the systems and run programs with the help of a password….

Privileged Account vs Normal account Ensure Security of accounts accessing Entitlements to their delegated privileges Explore Platform Definition of an Account: – An account is the means of communication for establishing a connection between a user and an organizational resource, likely a computer or a network server. The accounts are responsible for the authentication of user…