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This blog has been adapted from an excerpted section of 1Password’s ebook: Why SSO is not enough for identity security. To read the complete ebook and learn more about the issues that SSO can’t cover, click here. Sign-on (SSO) solutions are designed to manage and secure access to applications. By integrating with a company’s identity provider (IdP), SSO allows users to authenticate to multiple applications via a single log-in.

Implementing a Privileged Access Management (PAM) solution can solve challenges like uncontrolled access to privileged accounts, insider threats, secret sprawl and lack of secure remote access. According to a recent EMA Research Report, 54% of organizations indicated they have granted privileged access on business systems to users who are not direct employees.

Modern IT is innately complex, which leads to matching complexity in the security environment and indeed for managing privileged accounts. Companies rely on multi-cloud and hybrid cloud deployments to get more flexibility and to enhance resilience. But the flipside of a distributed, decentralized IT approach is a variety of security models across platforms. That creates a broad attack surface, and a complex web of privileged accounts.

Your company should adopt a Privileged Access Management (PAM) solution to reduce security risks, prevent unauthorized access and gain more control over who can access sensitive data and systems. According to Keeper Security’s Insight Report on Cloud-Based Privileged Access Management, 88% of companies in the U.S. are seeking a cloud-based PAM solution to combat advanced cyber attacks.

With this release, Apono provides customers a unified cloud access solution that delivers automated, Just-in-Time, Just Enough access for every identity—whether person or machine.

You’ve probably spent years securing human identities, employees, contractors, and admins. But there’s a growing blind spot: Non-human identities (NHIs). Every application, microservice, API, and automated process running in your environment has an identity. They run your CI/CD pipelines, access sensitive data, and connect systems behind the scenes. These identities often hold powerful privileges that are difficult to manage without visibility and the right tools.

To implement Privileged Access Management (PAM), you must first assess your organization’s specific security risks and needs. Then, you can select the right PAM solution tailored to your organization and plan a strategic, phased rollout to ensure a smooth implementation. Continue reading to learn how to efficiently implement PAM in your organization.