Privileged Access Management (PAM)

Privileged accounts hold the keys to your most critical systems, and attackers often target them first. A single compromised admin credential can turn a minor breach into a business-wide crisis.

Privileged Access Management (PAM) closes that door. It secures, controls, and monitors every account with elevated rights, from IT administrators and cloud admin accounts to service accounts and third-party vendors.

Credentials are vaulted and rotated automatically, access is granted just-in-time with only the rights the task needs and removed when the job is done, and every privileged session is recorded for full accountability. 

The result: a smaller attack surface, faster audits that support NIS2 and DORA compliance, and confidence that your most powerful access is in the right hands.

Common problems
Our solutions

Admin rights that never switch off

Administrators hold powerful rights around the clock, even though they only need them occasionally. Every always-on admin account is a ready-made target for attackers.

Just-in-time access and zero standing privileges

Elevated rights are granted only when a task requires them and removed automatically once it's done. Outside those moments, there are no standing rights for an attacker to abuse.

Shared passwords that never change

Admin passwords are shared among colleagues, stored in spreadsheets and rarely changed. When something goes wrong, nobody can say who used the account. 

Vault and rotate every credential

Credentials are stored in a secure vault and rotated automatically after use. Users get access without ever seeing the password, and every login is tied to a named person.

Service accounts nobody dares to touch

Applications and scripts run on accounts with broad rights and passwords that haven't changed in years. Nobody knows exactly what depends on them, so they leave them alone.

Discover and manage machine identities

Service accounts are discovered and mapped to the systems that rely on them. Credentials are then rotated safely and automatically, without disrupting the applications that use them. 

No proof of who did what

Privileged activity happens out of sight. When auditors or incident responders ask what happened, the organization can't give a clear answer.

Monitor and record privileged sessions

Every privileged session is recorded, creating a complete, searchable audit trail. Suspicious behavior is flagged in real time, and compliance with NIS2, DORA and ISO 27001 becomes much easier to demonstrate. 

Results

What can you expect?

Zero standing privileges
Native, agentless access to cloud and Kubernetes
Automated credential management
Identify & stop identity-based attacks in real time
Comprehensive discovery
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Beyond the vault

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Privileged Access Management is evolving beyond password vaulting.

Explore how just-in-time access, zero standing privilege and continuous verification strengthen modern PAM.

How we handle
PAM tracks

Phase 1Discovery

Through structured workshops, we map your privileged accounts, administrative practices, and associated risks, then translate them into a clear target architecture. You end up with a prioritized roadmap that identifies which platforms to protect first and what it takes to get there.

Phase 2 Foundation Build

We design, build, and test your PAM platform, from intake and analysis through functional and technical design to a fully documented environment. Failover and resilience testing confirms the platform holds up before any account depends on it. The result is a solid foundation you can extend, one platform at a time. 

Phase 3Platform Onboarding

We bring your platforms under control in repeatable cycles. Together with your application owners, we review privileged access, design the solution, configure password and session management, and validate everything through user acceptance tests. After a soft go-live, we enable password rotation, move to full production, and automate what we can, so each new platform goes live faster than the last. 

Phase 4 Managed Operations

Once your PAM platform goes live, our dedicated operations team keeps it healthy, secure, and current. We manage incidents, perform upgrades, update policies and configurations, and support onboarding for new platforms and accounts. From your first question to vendor escalations, we handle support end to end. 

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Do you still have some questions?

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Why your strongest security controls are a ticking time bomb

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Virtually every major organization uses SSH keys alongside passwords. They offer a secure way of granting access and controlling who has access to critical systems and infrastructures.

SSH stands for ‘Secure Shell’, a cryptographic network protocol that enables secure access, remote control and administration and encrypted data transfer between clients and servers.

Contact

Make Privileged Access deliberate, temporary and traceable.

FAQ

Everything you still wanted to know in one place

How long does it take to implement PAM?

That depends on the size and complexity of your environment. Most organisations start with a quick win, such as vaulting the most critical admin accounts, and expand step by step from there. This way you reduce the biggest risks within weeks instead of waiting months for a full rollout.

Is PAM only for large enterprises?

No. Attackers regularly target small and mid-sized organisations, which usually have fewer resources to recover.

Many are also now in scope of NIS2. Modern PAM solutions scale to fit, so you can start with your most critical accounts and grow from there.

Will PAM slow down my IT team?

Not when it's implemented well. Administrators request access in a few clicks, and passwords are filled in automatically so nobody has to look them up or remember them. Many teams find their daily work becomes simpler, with fewer passwords to manage and less time spent on audits.

Does PAM help with NIS2, DORA or ISO 27001?

Yes. These frameworks all require strong control over privileged access and the ability to show who did what, when.

ISO 27001, for example, has a dedicated control for privileged access rights (Annex A 8.2).

PAM provides key controls and the audit trail to back them up, turning compliance from a paperwork exercise into something you can demonstrate at any moment.

We already have identity and access management (IAM). Isn't that enough?

IAM manages who your users are and what they can access in general.

PAM adds an extra layer specifically for high-risk access: it vaults credentials, grants elevated rights only when needed and records what happens during privileged sessions.

The two work best together.

Why should I invest in a PAM solution?

Privileged accounts are among the most valuable targets in your organisation. A single compromised admin credential can give an attacker control over your most critical systems and data.

PAM makes sure that access is protected, only used when needed and fully traceable. It lowers the chance of a breach, limits the damage if one happens and makes it much easier to demonstrate compliance to auditors, regulators and cyber insurers.

Explore our other Identity Security Services

Endpoint Security

Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR)

Certificate Lifecycle Management (CLM)

Secrets Management

Identity Infrastructure Security

Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)

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