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Co-Managed Privileged Access Management:

Stop 80% of breaches that exploit privileged accounts through comprehensive monitoring and control.

Co-Managed Privileged Access Management

Stop 80% of breaches that exploit privileged accounts through comprehensive monitoring and control.

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Learn about Co-managed privileged access management

 from the lion

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The lion's territorial strategy

Lions rule the savannah through clear boundaries, hierarchical structures, and decisive protection. As apex predators, they maintain order and respond swiftly to threats. Their presence alone deters most threats—but when protection is needed, response is swift and overwhelming.

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Your co-managed PAM challenge

 

Let's talk about what's happening in organisations:

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Scenario 1: The shared admin password
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Your database administrator leaves.
How many people know the "admin" password? Three? Five? Ten? Written on sticky note?
The answer: too many, and you don't really know.

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Scenario 2: The service account that never changes
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An application service account created in 2015 with password "ServiceApp2015!" still has that password today.

It has domain admin rights because "it was easier." Nobody knows all dependent systems, so nobody dares change it.

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Scenario 3: The contractor with persistent access
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A consultant needed temporary admin access six months ago. Project finished.
Consultant moved on.
Access remains.
They could log in right now.

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Scenario 4: The insider threat
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A disgruntled sysadmin knows they're about to be fired.
Unrestricted access to customer databases, backups, system controls.
No monitoring of activities.
What could go wrong?

Real world impact**

**Figures are estimates and differ based on scenario.

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How co-managed PAM works

 

Modern privileged access management provides five concentric layers of defence:

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Layer 1: Credential vaulting
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At the core, PAM securely stores all privileged credentials in encrypted vaults:

  • Passwords never exposed to users or administrators
  • Automatic credential rotation (daily, weekly, or after each use)
  • Encrypted credential delivery for authorised sessions only
  • Service account and API key management
  • Emergency "break-glass" access with full audit trails
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Layer 2: Access control
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PAM enforces strict access policies:

  • Just-in-time (JIT) access provisioning
  • Time-limited sessions (access expires automatically)
  • Approval workflows for high-risk systems
  • Least privilege enforcement
  • Separation of duties (no single person has complete control)
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Layer 3: Session monitoring
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Every privileged action watched in real-time:

  • Full session video recording
  • Keystroke logging
  • Command filtering and blocking
  • Real-time surveillance dashboards
  • Suspicious activity alerts
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Layer 4: Threat detection
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Advanced analytics identify anomalies:

  • Behavioural analysis (detecting unusual patterns)
  • Impossible travel detection (access from two distant locations simultaneously)
  • Credential theft indicators
  • Lateral movement detection (attackers moving between systems)
  • Risk scoring for every session
Layer 5: Audit and compliance
Layer 5: Audit and compliance
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Complete forensic capabilities:

  • Searchable audit trails of all privileged activity
  • Compliance reporting (PCI DSS, SOX, POPIA)
  • Investigation tools for incident response
  • Proof of security controls for auditors
  • Executive risk dashboards

Benefits and differentiators

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Eliminate credential exposure
Vaulted passwords rotated automatically
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Detect insider threats
Session recording captures evidence
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Stop ransomware spread
JIT access limits lateral movement
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Achieve compliance
Complete audit trails for regulators
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24/7 managed operations
Our ROC monitors with our SHIELD latform, you focus on your business
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Zero standing privileges
Just-in-time access only

Real-world impact

**Figures are estimates and differ based on scenario.

A major South African bank

5,000+

privileged accounts secured across infrastructure

Monitored

all database administrator activities with full recording

Enforced

separation of duties for financial systems

Supported

PCI DSS and SWIFT CSP compliance

Result

Zero privileged account breaches in 4 years, passed 12 consecutive audits

 
Attack scenarios

co-managed PAM prevents

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Ransomware lateral movement
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  • JIT access limits credential exposure.

  • Session monitoring detects lateral movement

  • Automated response isolates compromised accounts before ransomware spreads.

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Insider data theft
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  • Session recording captures evidence.
  • Behavioural analytics detect unusual data access patterns.
  • Automated alerts trigger investigation before exfiltration completes.
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Credential stuffing
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  • Credentials stored in vault never exposed

  • Multi-factor authentication required

  • Impossible travel detection flags suspicious attempts.

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Advanced persistent threats
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  • Continuous monitoring detects unusual, privileged behaviour.

  • Complete audit trails enable threat hunting.

  • Session recording provides forensic evidence.

The co-managed advantage

Traditional PAM requires:

  • You deploy and maintain infrastructure

  • You staff 24/7 security operations

  • You handle updates and patches

  • High capital expenditure upfront

  • Specialised co-managed PAM expertise on staff

Co-managed PAM provides 

  • We deploy and operate infrastructure 

  • Our 24/7 ROC monitors everything 

  • Automatic updates included 

  • Predictable operational expenditure

  • No specialised staff required 

The Altron Security advantage

Get in toch icon Co-managed service - We operate infrastructure, you get security
Get in toch icon 24/7 ROC monitoring: SHIELD dashboard - System Health & Integrity for enterprise-level defence
Get in toch icon Rapid deployment - Protection in weeks, not months
Get in toch icon Cloud-ready - Secure AWS, Azure, Google Cloud privileged access
Get in toch icon DevOps integration - APIs for automation without sacrificing security
Get in toch icon Compliance support - Guidance for POPIA, PCI DSS, and more

The co-managed service roadmap

  • Phase 1: Rapid business value - Privileged access risk posture analysis followed by the Securing local administrative accounts.

  • Phase 2: Value realisation - Implement SHIELD, our pro-active health verification and PAM compliance tool. For a fixed period, nothing is out of scope,  service accounts, application identity, web connectors - We onboard any privileged account.

  • Phase 3: Co-managed PAM service (Ongoing) – 4x Service tiers according to what the customer wants to be accountable for and what we are accountable for - Bronze, Silver, Gold, Carbon.

The Altron Security advantage

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Co-managed service
Tailored to the customer needs, we operate infrastructure, you get security
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24/7 ROC monitoring
SHIELD dashboard - System Health & Integrity for Enterprise-Level Defence
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Rapid deployment
Protection in weeks, not months
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Cloud-ready
Secure AWS, Azure, Google Cloud privileged access
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DevOps integration
APIs for automation without sacrificing security
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Compliance support
Guidance for POPIA, PCI DSS, and more

The Altron Security advantage

Wallet and Hand - Finance Icon_Altron HealthTech Co-managed service – Tailored to the customer needs, we operate infrastructure, you get security
Data Analysis_5-1 24/7 ROC monitoring – SHIELD dashboard - System Health & Integrity for Enterprise-Level Defence
Yellow Laptop Graph Icon_Altron HealthTech Rapid deployment - Protection in weeks, not months
Altron icons - In square - Green_Network 8 Cloud-ready - Secure AWS, Azure, Google Cloud privileged access
Yellow Shield Icon_Altron HealthTech DevOps integration - APIs for automation without sacrificing security
Altron icons - In square - Green_Network 9 Compliance support - Guidance for POPIA, PCI DSS, and more

 

 

 

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