The GSN 2015 Digital Yearbook

BeyondTrust
2015 Winner
GSN 2015 DIGITAL YEARBOOK OF HOMELAND SECURITY AWARDS RECIPIENTS
IT Security Products and Solutions
Awards Category:
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Best Privileged Access Management Solution
Name of Nominated Product, Service,
or Program:
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PowerBroker for Unix & Linux
Reason this entry deserves to win:
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Whether the goal for attackers is to compromise sensitive
government data, steal personally identifiable information
(PII) or disrupt normal operations, the increasing
sophistication of attacks is making it more difficult
to safeguard the federal government’s cyber critical
infrastructure. Adding to the complexity of cybersecurity
is the compliance landscape for government agencies
that changes with almost every administration. There
are always new requirements – and penalties – that
agencies must anticipate, implement, and report on.
Large-scale information breaches, like the recent Office
of Personnel Management attack, often begin with an attacker
exploiting a single external vulnerability on a lowlevel
system or through contractor credentials, and then
capitalizing on privileges to gain access to critical sys-
tems and data. It is also very possible for a government
employee to abuse access privileges from the inside to
steal sensitive information. One has to look no farther
than Edward Snowden as a proof point. BeyondTrust’s
PowerBroker for Unix & Linux for least privilege helps
balance the privilege requirements of users, with those
of security and compliance teams, for routers/switches,
and mainframes in Unix and Linux environments. The
solution enables IT Security teams to confidently deploy
secure and compliant network gear, servers and
desktops, while giving employees the correct amount of
privileged access to applications without affecting a user’s
ability to remain productive. The result is improved
security, through reduced risk and attack surface, along
with improved system uptime and availability. Sudo
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