Privileged Identity Management
What is Privileged Identity Management?
Processes and technologies for managing identities that have elevated access to critical systems and sensitive data.
Frameworks that govern privileged identity management
What the standards actually require on privileged identity management
Requirements naming privileged identity management across this standard, quoted from the control text.
Azure Security Benchmark1 control
Use Privileged Identity Management (PIM) for just-in-time access elevation with approval workflows and time-bound activation.
PA-2 · Avoid standing access for user accounts and permissions →Questions people ask about privileged identity management
What is Privileged Identity Management?
Processes and technologies for managing identities that have elevated access to critical systems and sensitive data.
Why is Privileged Identity Management important for compliance?
Privileged Identity Management is a key concept in Information Security. Understanding privileged identity management helps organizations meet regulatory requirements, reduce risk, and demonstrate due diligence during audits. Our compliance platform maps 686 frameworks with 311K cross-framework control mappings.
Which compliance frameworks address Privileged Identity Management?
Privileged Identity Management appears in the requirement text of Azure Security Benchmark. Across these standards we have identified 1 control that names it directly, each linked to the control text on the compliance platform.
Where can I learn more about Privileged Identity Management?
Explore our compliance framework pages to see how privileged identity management applies across different standards and regulations. Our implementation guides provide step-by-step guidance, and the compliance platform offers AI-powered analysis of how this concept maps across 686 frameworks.
See how Privileged Identity Management applies across compliance frameworks
Our platform maps 686 frameworks with 311K cross-framework control mappings. Explore how this concept is addressed across standards.
Written and maintained by Gerard Blokdyk, The Art of Service.