EMA Evaluation Guide to Privileged Access Management (PAM)

Enterprise IT and security management are broadly dependent on the availability of privileged accounts that enable administrators and authorized users to install, configure, monitor, secure, and repair the IT systems that are the lifeblood of business operations. Anyone able to attain privileged access is granted unfettered access to view and change the company’s most sensitive and valuable systems, data, and applications, and governing this access is relegated to the practice of privileged access management (PAM). According to EMA primary research, 79% of organizations consider PAM to be very important or critical to their business operations, and the discipline is an essential component of any enterprise security strategy.