At this point, we’ve discussed features and techniques across a wide range of different security tools. This includes:
- Privileged accounts and session management (PASM)
- Privileged elevation and delegation management (PEDM)
- Cloud infrastructure entitlement management (CIEM)
- Password managers and credential management tools
- Endpoint privilege management
We’ve now conclusively discussed all the techniques and features conventionally covered by privilege access management tools.
By now, most cybersecurity providers would consider the topic finished.
But here’s the issue: cyber attacks don’t exist in silos. There are a number of other techniques that hackers use to target privileged credentials.
The difference is that these are generally considered another branch of cybersecurity and therefore covered by different tools.
For hackers, however, the distinction is irrelevant. There aren’t PAM attacks, network attacks, or vulnerability attacks. There are only cyber attacks – and whatever techniques and tools are available to successfully execute them.
It’s important, however, to understand the full scope of methods a hacker could be using, so you can effectively protect your business against them.
Here are the main points to be aware of:
