According to new research from EMA, 79% of organizations consider PAM to be very important or critical to their business operations
LAFAYETTE, Colo., Aug. 24, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Enterprise Management Associates (EMA), a leading IT and data management analyst research and consulting firm, today announced the release of its new research, "EMA Radar™ for Privileged Access Management (PAM)." Steve Brasen, research director covering endpoint and identity management at EMA, evaluated the leading solutions available on the market based on defined key criteria for vendor selection and prioritization. The objective of the research is to provide purchasing guidance on the optimal PAM solutions to adopt to meet an organization's unique business requirements.
Privileged access management best practices and solutions were developed to establish control over the provisioning and use of elevated permissions. PAM lies at the core of every modern enterprise IT security strategy. It defines, controls, and manages access to an organization's most sensitive accounts, systems, and applications, meriting it as one of the most critical IT security practices. Related solutions are responsible for centrally defining privileged access policies, governing account creations and changes, recording and auditing privileged activities, and enforcing least privileged access controls.
To assist organizations in identifying PAM solutions that will most effectively meet their requirements for improving security postures while minimizing management efforts and related costs, EMA conducted a formal evaluation of the leading platforms available on the market. This report identifies the 11 leading PAM solution providers and empirically compares and grades their offered solutions against a broad range of measurements to determine overall product strengths and cost-efficiencies.
EMA's review process began with the determination of critical PAM features and capabilities. This list was used to establish evaluation KPIs that were ranked and weighted to correspond with the current requirements EMA determined for organizations that have adopted or plan to adopt a PAM platform. The prioritization determinations were based on discussions with IT operations managers, survey-based research responses, and identity security administrator interviews, as well as EMA's own experience and knowledge of enterprise requirements and best practices.
From these KPIs, a minimum level of functional requirements was established to identify which management platforms qualified for recognition as leading PAM solutions. Minimum requirements included providing support for most or all the principal PAM practice elements. EMA reviewed more than 30 vendors claiming to offer functionality for monitoring and managing privileged access. Of these, EMA internally identified the leading contenders that were determined to offer sufficient functionality to warrant a detailed review.
A detailed questionnaire on the capabilities, cost, and supportability of their respective product sets was submitted to each of the selected privileged access management solution providers. More than 400 points of comparison were considered, and all responses were carefully vetted for accuracy.
"By comparing product strength against total cost of ownership, the EMA Radar Report for Privileged Access Management provides actionable guidance on PAM adoption, rather than just magically-derived opinions on business strength," noted Brasen. "Product features, architectures, and costs are fully quantified so IT managers and executives can make informed decisions on which solutions will best align with their unique requirements and budgetary constraints."
A detailed, comparative study of these leading vendors is provided in the report:
1. Amitego
2. BeyondTrust
3. Broadcom
4. CyberArk
5. Delinea
6. Devolutions
7. Keeper Security
8. One Identity
9. Netwrix
10. Saviynt
11. Senhasegura
A detailed analysis of all the research findings is available in the report, "[EMA Radar™ for Privileged Access Management (PAM )."
About the EMA Radar Report
The EMA Radar Report delivers an in-depth analysis of industry-leading vendors and vendor products, including their overall market position in comparison with other vendors. This information is laid out in an easy-to-decipher, detailed Radar Chart, making it simple to see how vendors measure up in the market, as well as against other vendors. The EMA Radar Report also provides a detailed discussion of methodology and criteria, a high-level market segment overview, and a comprehensive analyst write-up on each vendor.
About EMA
Founded in 1996, EMA is a leading IT analyst research firm that specializes in providing deep insights across the full spectrum of IT and data management technologies. EMA analysts leverage a unique combination of practical experience, discernment into industry best practices, and in-depth knowledge of current and planned vendor solutions to help their clients achieve their goals. Learn more about EMA research, analysis, and consulting services at http://www.enterprisemanagement.com.
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SOURCE Enterprise Management Associates
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