Privileged Access Management Software
with Security Event Manager
Monitor, track, and report on privileged user behavior
Monitor, detect and prevent unauthorized privileged access to critical resources
PAM solutions support the implementation of least privilege
Implementing a policy of least privilege minimizes unnecessary privilege allocation, helping to ensure that access to sensitive data is available only to those users who need it. By using the privileged access management (PAM) feature in SolarWinds® Security Event Manager (SEM), admins can easily integrate with Active Directory to set privileged user access as needed. Admins can also learn whether current privileged access accounts are working as intended. SolarWinds SEM can report on the actual usage of privileged sessions, justify granting elevated permissions, and audit for the abuse of these privileges.
Integrate intelligence with security automation tools
Security automation enables you to avoid time-intensive manual tasks such as scouring log data for threats. SEM provides machine-driven normalization and centralization of logs and files, along with advanced search and data visualization options. SEM can compare network activity to an integrated threat intelligence database, which provides researched and regularly updated insights into known threats, such as malicious IP addresses. This immediate, actionable intelligence helps empower you to address security and compliance concerns more quickly.
Enforce privileged access security policies with auditing
Shared operations, default administrative, and service accounts are commonly used to connect network users across platforms. However, from a security perspective, it is crucial to prevent hackers from gaining unauthorized access to password-protected systems and sensitive data.
SolarWinds SEM can help enforce these security policies by monitoring and auditing all administrative changes. The SEM privileged access management solutions can collect an intuitive audit of privileged account activities so admins can easily run automated, custom reports of privileged access log data.
Protect against unauthorized access with automated PAM compliance
Hackers often exploit the lack of robust security and proper management within privileged access environments to gain unauthorized access controls over critical systems. When privileged accounts are not adequately secured, these bad actors can easily access sensitive information, escalate their privileges, and carry out malicious activities undetected.
With the integration of network security monitoring tools like SolarWinds SEM, PAM solutions provide real-time session management insights into who is accessing what, when, and how. This fortifies the organization's security posture and simplifies the process of generating comprehensive reports for compliance audits.
Gain superior visibility with SolarWinds Security Observability
Achieve unparalleled visibility across your entire IT environment with our SolarWinds® Observability Self-Hosted product, seamlessly integrated with our comprehensive suite of on-premises security tools—Security Event Manager (SEM), SolarWinds Access Rights Manager (ARM), and SolarWinds Patch Manager. This powerful combination, known as Security Observability, allows you to monitor, manage, and secure your network like never before. ARM is critical in this integration, as it monitors accounts and access to various tools, helping prevent security risks by ensuring that only authorized users can access sensitive areas of your infrastructure. With SEM providing real-time threat detection and Patch Manager helping ensure all systems are up to date and secure, our SolarWinds Observability Self-Hosted solution delivers a robust, end-to-end security framework.
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Some common FAQs are…
Privileged access management (PAM) refers to the maintenance and safeguarding of accounts within a system that have special secure access to sensitive data. Privileged users can take various forms, from trusted high-security company managers to DevOps contractors who can access necessary data. Delegating data management responsibilities to privileged accounts can be crucial to a company's function, but provisioning access for multiple users with data modification capabilities can also increase the risk of privileged account login capabilities falling into the wrong hands.
In recent years, the concept of "privileged account management" has broadened and is now more commonly referred to as "Privileged Access Management." This shift acknowledges that securing privileged credentials to verify the identity of users or services accessing the account is a crucial part of the equation. Equally important is controlling what actions user accounts or services can perform once access is granted, making this a critical aspect of any comprehensive PAM solution.
This differs from Identity Access Management (IAM) because PAM providers specifically focus on securing, controlling, and monitoring privileged accounts with elevated permissions, while IAM is the broad identity security management of all access rights and user identities across an organization.
Privileged access management (PAM) refers to the maintenance and safeguarding of accounts within a system that have special secure access to sensitive data. Privileged users can take various forms, from trusted high-security company managers to DevOps contractors who can access necessary data. Delegating data management responsibilities to privileged accounts can be crucial to a company's function, but provisioning access for multiple users with data modification capabilities can also increase the risk of privileged account login capabilities falling into the wrong hands.
In recent years, the concept of "privileged account management" has broadened and is now more commonly referred to as "Privileged Access Management." This shift acknowledges that securing privileged credentials to verify the identity of users or services accessing the account is a crucial part of the equation. Equally important is controlling what actions user accounts or services can perform once access is granted, making this a critical aspect of any comprehensive PAM solution.
This differs from Identity Access Management (IAM) because PAM providers specifically focus on securing, controlling, and monitoring privileged accounts with elevated permissions, while IAM is the broad identity security management of all access rights and user identities across an organization.
Enforce Security Measures With Privileged Identity and Access Management
Security Event Manager
- Keep track of privileged access use and leverage automated threat response.
- Optimize your security by implementing the principle of least privilege across the network.
- Streamline privileged account auditing for proactive security changes.
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