Privileged access: A hidden risk in your critical infrastructure

For organizations operating critical or highly sensitive infrastructures, ensuring the protection of their systems is fundamental for business operational continuity.

However, an immensely risky attack vector is often overlooked: the privileged accounts used by administrators, operators, and technology teams.

A leading company in the energy sector faced exactly this challenge. Lacking a centralized platform for privileged access management, the organization experienced serious limitations in visibility, auditing, and control over the credentials of its most critical users.

The exposure of just one of these accounts could open the door to servers, network devices, cloud platforms, and security tools. Furthermore, this lack of centralized control made it difficult to respond to the regulatory requirements of the ISO 27001 standard, exposing the company to potential incidents, economic impacts, and reputational damage.

From vulnerability to absolute control

To reverse this situation, the company decided to transform its approach and implemented a Privilege Cloud-based architecture. The goal was clear: centralize the vaulting of administrative credentials, automatically rotate passwords, and drastically reduce the risks associated with the use of elevated privileges.

In our most recent case study, we detail the technical and consultative roadmap that allowed this company to achieve its security objectives. By downloading the executive document, you will discover:

• Large-scale integration: How centralized control and monitoring were achieved over more than 10 critical platforms, covering environments such as Microsoft, Google Cloud, IBM QRadar, Cisco, Fortinet, and Aruba.
• Customized developments: The strategy to overcome the limitations of standard market connectors, developing custom integrations for VMware, NetApp, and Veeam Cloud.
• Just-In-Time Access: The implementation of ephemeral access schemes that allowed the elimination of permanent administrative permissions and strengthened cloud security.
• Efficiency and regulatory compliance: The process that enabled achieving the controls required by ISO 27001 and how Netdata's flawless execution resulted in the project being delivered 1.5 months ahead of schedule.

Beyond the password vault

Privileged access protection is not solved solely by storing passwords in a vault.

The following document demonstrates that the integration of Just-In-Time access, along with customized developments and a solid strategic vision, transforms privilege management into a real security and compliance capability.

Download our complete success story and learn how Netdata's experience in hybrid and multicloud environments can accelerate your technological adoption and strengthen your organization's resilience.

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