Inside IT Security & Privileged Users Management

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Privileged account management can be defined as managing and auditing account and data access by privileged users.

Gartner, the famous information technology research and advisory company, recently published its 2016 Market Guide that delivers a neutral perspective of the Privileged Access Market. Like everyone, we always look forward to reading what the analysts have to say about the PAM market.

For Industrial Control Systems, often described as Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA), availability and safety are the two top priorities. However, security has now become a major issue and therefore must not be ignored.

Privileged Access Management (PAM) refers to a set of technologies designed to mitigate the inherent risks associated with the privileged user accounts of administrators and super-users. By providing full control and visibility of the sensitive, daily tasks of such personnel, an effective PAM solution can greatly reduce the risk of attack, while helping to ensure compliance with the relevant regulatory standards.