CyberArk announced ground-breaking new capabilities to simplify the
continuous discovery and protection of privileged accounts in cloud
environments. The CyberArk Privileged Access Security Solution v10.8 is
the first-of-its-kind to automate detection, alerting and response for
unmanaged and potentially-risky Amazon Web Services (AWS) accounts. This
version also features new industry-leading Just-in-Time capabilities
that deliver flexible user access to cloud-based or on-premises Windows
systems.
According
to Gartner, "risk management cannot be just a reactive process
(discovering excessive risk after it has been created). Digital business
risks can be discovered, anticipated, predicted and assessed with
risk-prioritized pre-emptive actions taken to change the organization's
security and risk posture."
With the new v10.8 release, the CyberArk Privileged Access Security Solution sets
a new standard by delivering the industry's most comprehensive approach
to security and operational efficiency in the cloud through:
- Continuous Privileged Account Discovery: Further advancing its cloud security capabilities,
including the automatic onboarding of AWS instances, CyberArk now
offers the only privileged access security solution that identifies
privileged accounts in AWS - such as unmanaged Identity and Access
Management (IAM) users (including Shadow Admins),
and EC2 instances and accounts. Organizations can now track AWS
credentials everywhere they're created - as they're created - and speed
up the on-boarding process for these unmanaged accounts.
- Automated Privileged Exploit Detection and Response: CyberArk raises the bar for threat detection and response in
the cloud with the ability to send prioritized alerts on potentially
risky behavior such as activities that bypass the vault, Access Key
theft or mismanagement. Only CyberArk is also able to quickly take
control over these risky accounts by initiating an automatic Access Key
re-creation or rotation to dramatically improve risk mitigation.
- Simplified Deployment in AWS Environments: Expanding existing capabilities for securing cloud infrastructure, customers
can now streamline the deployment of the CyberArk Privileged Access
Security Solution to AWS with AMIs for all core components including
vaulting, session management and threat analytics. This advancement
makes it easier than ever to align privileged access security with digital transformation initiatives.
- Just-in-Time Access with Flexible Provisioning Options: Building on CyberArk's Just-in-Time provisional
access to Windows servers, this release features a new ability for the
administrator to configure the amount of access time granted to Windows
systems, whether cloud-based or on-premises. This enables organizations
to significantly reduce operational friction for end-users and mitigate the risk of unfettered privileged access.
This
release extends CyberArk's technology leadership with the most
comprehensive range of options to implement privileged access controls,
from accounts secured with Just-in-Time access to those that are fully
managed with complete audit by the CyberArk Privileged Access Security
Solution from on-premises to the cloud.
"Security
leaders are facing a dramatic increase in speed along two dimensions -
the ability to spin up new and potentially vulnerable accounts in the
cloud and the time it takes attackers to gain command and control once
they've gained a foothold in an environment," said Nir Gertner, chief
security strategist, CyberArk. "Speed is critical and security leaders
who leverage automation and intelligence will have more success
protecting their organizations under these conditions. CyberArk delivers
the industry's most complete solution for managing privileged-related
risk across hybrid environments while removing operational hurdles."
Pricing and Availability
CyberArk Privileged Access Security Solution v10.8 is available now.