In business environments with numerous endpoints, traditional methods of tracking the local admin accounts don’t work. Using Powershell commands can be time consuming and inefficient in hybrid environments where both Active Directory and Entra ID (Azure AD) are used.
Using an Endpoint Manager or an RMM tool would be a step forward in the right direction. But these tools don’t provide you with the necessary provisions to manage local admin rights, which would be the next step after identifying local admin accounts.
Endpoint Privilege Managers are built with the sole purpose of identifying, tracking, and eliminating local admin rights to help organizations adopt a principle of least privilege with relative ease.
How does Securden EPM Help Organizations Track and List Down Admin Accounts?
Securden connects with your Active Directory and Entra ID (Azure AD) domains to track domain computers and the admin accounts in those computers. The EPM solution works by deploying privilege management agents on endpoints which track all the local user accounts on each computer.
The Agent tracks and reports back to the EPM server periodically to keep an up-to-date list of local accounts on each device.
How does Securden EPM help Enforce the Principle of Least Privilege?
Securden helps the IT helpdesk administrator to identify, track, and remove local admin accounts from endpoints through its agent. The Securden agent keeps monitoring local admin groups on endpoints and provides real-time updates upon creation of new admin accounts on endpoints.
The endpoint privilege manager also provides the IT admin with options to automatically delete admin accounts created by end users with temporary admin access.
How is an Endpoint Privilege Manager the Better Choice for Tracking and Managing Local Admin Account?
An EPM solution can help the IT admin discover, track, manage, and eliminate admin accounts from endpoints. Additionally, it also provides ways for end users to run certain apps with admin rights without becoming an admin user. This helps standard users complete their tasks, minimizing productivity loss while ensuring security.
An Endpoint Privilege Manager typically provides users with the following.
Continuous Discovery of Local Admin Accounts
- Automatically discover admin accounts on endpoints across platforms such as Windows, Mac OS, and Linux.
- Identify and import applications and commands that require elevated privileges for creating control policies that grant just-in-time privileges.
Centralized Tracking & Reporting
- Track admin accounts across endpoints and generate reports for compliance purposes.
- Track and revert changes made to the local admin group during temporary local admin sessions.
Alerts and Notifications
- Get real-time alerts on privilege elevation on your mobile and through email.
Just-in-Time Privileges
- Grant just-in-time privileges in a granular fashion using policies to help standard users complete their tasks minimizing productivity losses.
- Deploy a request-release workflow for gaining temporary admin rights and enforce change management and restrictions effectively.
You can make use of an endpoint privilege manager to identify and remove admin accounts, bypass the need of admin accounts with just-in-time privileges, track and report admin accounts to comply with regulations such as PCI-DSS, CIS, HIPAA, SOX, NERC-CIP, Essential Eight, and UK’s Cyber Essentials.
Frequently Asked Questions:
How to find whether a standard user has created an admin account during an elevated session?
Securden EPM constantly monitors the local administrator groups on endpoints. If any admin accounts are being created in temporary admin sessions, you can roll back changes with simple steps.
How to get real-time alerts on specific events?
Securden provides administrators with the option to select the required events and specify the email ids to which the alerts must be sent.
What are the regulations that mandate monitoring the local administrator group?
Numerous regulations mandate monitoring who has admin access to critical systems. Some of these are CIS Controls, NIST 800-53 & 800-171, PCI-DSS, HIPAA, ISO/IEC 27001 & 27002, and GDPR.
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