Remember PAM
Full name: Privileged Access Management
Memory aid: Privileged Accounts need a Manager.
Standing administrator rights should not be granted merely for convenience.
Study area: Identity & access · Batch 3
Relevant study for: CompTIA Security+ SY0-701 · ISC2 CISSP 2024 outline · ISC2 SSCP · Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals SC-900 · Identity and Access Administrator SC-300 · ISC2 CC · Cybersecurity Architect SC-100
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PAM — Privileged Access Management
Controls and monitors privileged access.
Why learn PAM — Privileged Access Management?
Controls and monitors privileged access.
Where it came from
Standing administrator rights should not be granted merely for convenience.
- Memory aid (a learning cue, not the expansion): Privileged Accounts need a Manager.
Build your understanding
Work through these exercises in order. Try the task before opening a reference.
- Without looking, expand PAM: Privileged Access Management.
- Recall this memory aid: Privileged Accounts need a Manager.
- Explain the practical use: Controls and monitors privileged access.
- Explain this distinction: Standing administrator rights should not be granted merely for convenience.
- Identify PAM in a device specification, architecture diagram, or system inventory.
Documentation and sources
- NIST cybersecurity glossary (csrc.nist.gov)