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If you’re using Excel spreadsheets for password management you’ve probably already been breached-you just don’t know it And you can bet that hackers take full advantage of this.

IT Admins don’t realize the power they hold with the sensitive servers they manage. IT Admins wield a lot of power, and hackers know this If that doesn’t give you peace of mind, I don’t know what will. Now you can provide your clients with a guarantee that all credentials have been changed. Immediately pull the history of the credentials he has accessed and change them instantly. This becomes extremely helpful when one of your IT Admins leaves.

It assures full accountability by associating each of your IT Administrators and privileged accounts with the credentials they accessed. Centralizing your password management will drastically reduce risk. Unless you have a centralized tool, there is no way you can be 100% certain who is accessing which credentials and when. How are you auditing access to your clients’ privileged credentials today?Ĭentralizing your password management will drastically reduce risk Starting today, audit access to EVERY SINGLE client account Say goodbye to your credibility as an MSP, and to any affected client. Now you aren’t just looking at having to clean up your own network, but you’re liable for your clients’ too. Think about this: if an intruder compromises just one of your privileged credentials, they’ll have free rein to access your business-critical accounts, and worse-your clients’ privileged credentials. The 2017 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) found that 81% of attackers used legitimate user passwords and other credentials to breach systems-up from 63% the previous year. Stop what you’re doing and lock down your clients’ passwords now

Best part, almost all the steps include automation.ĭownload our free MSP Guide to Privileged Account Management I want you to understand, unequivocally, the importance of privileged account management and what steps you must take now to start managing your clients’ passwords correctly. If you don’t know the answer to either of those questions with absolute certainty, you’ll want to read on.

After your last IT Admin left, did you change every single one their passwords?.

Who, in your company, was the last person to access their passwords?.

I ask MSPs: How secure are the clients’ passwords you manage today?Īs an MSP you must meet special security needs because you hold critical privileged passwords, not only your own organization, but for your clients’ as well.ĭo you have an accurate answer for these questions, or are there some unknowns in your organization? Written by Jordan True December 20th, 2017