What is Privileged Access Management (PAM)?

A privileged user is someone who has administrative access to critical systems. For instance, the individual who can set up and delete email accounts on Microsoft Exchange Server is a privileged user. The word is not accidental. Like any privilege, it should only be extended to trusted people. Only those seen as responsible can be trusted with “root” privileges like the ability to change system configurations, install software, change user accounts or access secure data. Of course, from a security perspective, it never makes sense to unconditionally trust anyone.

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