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Shrink your attack surface with Zero Standing Privilege. Netwrix Privilege Secure provides just-in-time access, session monitoring, and post-session cleanup.

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What is PAM?

Privileged access management (PAM) is the set of policies, controls, and processes organizations use to secure, monitor, and time-limit access for admin accounts, service accounts, and other high-risk credentials. It combines privileged access and session management (PASM), which vaults and monitors shared admin credentials, with privilege elevation and delegation management (PEDM), which grants temporary, task-specific elevation on demand, so no account carries standing, always-on access it doesn't need.

The problem

Attackers are logging in, not just breaking in. Without visibility and control, blind spots become breaches.

Too many unmanaged accounts

Permanent admin rights give attackers easy targets to exploit, and 66% of organizations report some or most privileged roles still carry standing, always-on access.

Service accounts create hidden risk

Unmanaged service and task accounts hold powerful credentials attackers can exploit.

No visibility into privileged activity

Without monitoring, risky behavior and policy violations go unnoticed.

Remote access remains risky

VPNs and ad hoc connections are hard to secure or audit, and only 13% of organizations manage third-party privileged access through a system integrated with identity governance or PAM, according to the 2026 Data and Identity Security Report.

Use cases

Go beyond privilege with PAM solutions

The Netwrix approach

Privileged access management made practical

Eliminate privileged account sprawl

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Our solution

Netwrix PAM solutions put you in control of privileged access

Privilege sprawl creates hidden risks and takes too much time to manage manually. The Netwrix Privileged Access Management solution addresses these challenges with Zero Standing Privilege by design, continuous discovery, automated least privilege enforcement, and full session monitoring. The result is less risk, easier audits, and stronger compliance without added complexity.

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Zero Standing Privileges

Replace standing admin rights with just-in-time access that is removed when the session ends.

Session monitoring and control

See privileged activity as it happens, record every session, and stop suspicious behavior immediately.

Continuous discovery of privileged accounts

Automatically identify and remove hidden or unnecessary accounts before they can be exploited.

Secure remote access without VPNs

Enable safe, auditable access to critical systems from anywhere with MFA and full session logging.

How Netwrix compares to vault-only PAM tools

BeyondTrust / Delinea / CyberArk

Netwrix Privilege Secure

Standing access between sessions

Built around vaulting and credential rotation; standing-privilege elimination is available as an added capability, not the default architecture.

Eliminates standing privilege by design with just-in-time, time-boxed access

Endpoint privilege elevation

Typically requires a separate product or module

Included natively via Netwrix Endpoint Privilege Manager (Windows and macOS)

Identity governance depth

Integrates with AD/Entra as an identity provider, but doesn't natively resolve group-nested permissions or account lifecycle.

AD-native least-privilege depth as part of a broader identity security platform

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