Cloud-based CPS to shield corporations from core security breaches

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Privileged accounts top target

According to leaders in unified identity management across cloud, mobile and data centres, Centrify Corporation, privileged accounts provide elevated access to an organisation's most critical data, applications, systems and network devices. And, as more enterprises embrace the cloud, privileged accounts increasingly lie outside the corporate perimeter and are frequently shared by both internal IT and often remote third parties, such as contractors and vendors. Therefore, it is no surprise that privileged accounts are top targets for hackers and malicious insiders alike.

CPS complements and extends the broad set of capabilities for identity consolidation, privilege management and privileged session auditing found in the flagship Centrify Server Suite by providing shared account password management for servers, network devices and Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS).

In addition, CPS addresses security and audit requirements for the management of both cloud-based and on-premises access to critical production systems and applications by remote employees and third parties, all without the hassle of a VPN. The net result is the most comprehensive and tightly integrated privileged identity management solution available today that not only increases security and simplifies compliance, but is also built to span both cloud and data centre infrastructure.

CPS offers numerous security capabilities for stakeholders in the IT chain of command. Highlights include the power to:

• Centrally manage emergency access to all servers and network devices in break-glass scenarios;
• Grant secure, cloud-based access for remote and outsourced IT staff to servers and network devices, without giving VPN access to the full data centre; and
• Secure access to on-premises servers, network devices and IaaS via best-in-class resource management, shared password management and privileged session monitoring capabilities.

Built for the future of enterprise IT

CPS is delivered as a modern, multi-tenant cloud service, available in 15 languages from 10 data centres across the world, and with rich support for mobile devices. It is built on the proven Centrify Identity Platform, which powers the Centrify Identity Service, the industry's first entirely cloud-based solution for integrated identity, mobility and Mac management. CPS also complements the Centrify Server Suite, an identity management offering that is deployed by more than 5,000 customers, including almost half of the Fortune 50, to secure mission-critical servers and improve regulatory compliance. And by utilising a pay-as-you-go cloud pricing model, CPS offers dramatically faster ROI than legacy systems.

By combining on-premise and cloud capabilities into the same comprehensive privileged identity management solution, CPS is built for the future of enterprise IT, which is increasingly a hybrid environment spanning data centres, cloud and mobile.

"Key considerations for our southern African customers include this next generation of privileged identity management software's ease of use, fast deployment, easy, anywhere access and fast time to value. CPS is available directly from Networks Unlimited," adds Anton Jacobz, managing director at Networks Unlimited.