Services — Privileged Access Management

Privileged Access Management (PAM)

Privileged accounts are the keys to your entire environment — and the first thing attackers go after. We help you find them, lock them down, and prove they're under control, delivered and managed on CyberArk and KeeperPAM.

How privileged access works with PAM

The credential never reaches the user

Instead of handing admins standing passwords, PAM puts a vault and an approval gate in the middle — so access is granted just in time, brokered, and recorded end to end.

Request access

An admin asks for elevated access — no standing rights to begin with.

JIT + MFA approval

The vault brokers it

The credential is checked out from the vault — never seen, stored, or known by the user.

Recorded session

Into the target system

A brokered session opens to the target — every action logged and replayable.

Access is granted just in time, the password never leaves the vault, and every privileged session is recorded.

The basics

What is privileged access management?

Privileged access management (PAM) is the set of controls that govern your most powerful accounts — domain admins, root, service accounts, cloud superusers, and the secrets and keys that go with them. These accounts can change anything, see everything, and turn off the controls meant to stop an attacker.

Instead of standing access that lives forever in spreadsheets and config files, PAM vaults those credentials, grants access only when it's needed, records every privileged session, and enforces least privilege — so a single stolen password no longer opens your whole environment.

Credential vaultingJust-in-time accessSession recordingSecrets managementLeast privilegeAudit & reporting
Why it matters

The problems PAM solves

If any of these sound familiar, privileged access is likely your biggest exposure.

Shared admin passwords no one rotates

Local admin and service-account passwords sit in spreadsheets and never change. One leak opens everything.

Standing privilege that never expires

Admins keep 24/7 access they rarely use, giving attackers a permanent, high-value target.

No record of who did what

When something breaks — or a breach hits — you can't say who touched which system, when, or why.

Secrets sprawl

API keys, tokens, and passwords are hard-coded in scripts, pipelines, and apps with no central control.

Audit findings you can't close

SOX, HIPAA, PCI, and cyber-insurance reviews keep flagging privileged access — and quick fixes don't stick.

Ex-employees and vendors keep access

Offboarding misses privileged accounts, leaving live credentials behind long after people leave.

Capabilities

What a PAM program puts in place

The controls we design and run — tuned to real admin workflows, not a maze of exceptions.

PSM

Privileged session management

Control how admins connect to high-impact systems — brokered, recorded, or approval-gated sessions — with break-glass and third-party support built in.

Vaulting

Credential vaulting & rotation

Vault shared and service-account credentials with consistent naming, ownership, approvals, and automatic rotation — fewer passwords in spreadsheets and scripts.

JIT

Just-in-time access

Replace always-on admin rights with time-bound, approved elevation and MFA — tighter control for cloud, production, and third-party access without blocking operations.

Secrets

Secrets management

Bring API keys, tokens, and machine credentials under central control — out of code, pipelines, and config files — managed and rotated like any other secret.

EPM

Endpoint privilege management

Remove local admin rights and enforce least privilege on endpoints and servers, allowing only approved actions to run with elevation.

Discovery

Privileged account discovery

Continuously find unmanaged privileged and service accounts across servers, cloud, and databases before attackers do.

How we do it

How we deliver PAM

A proven path from exposed to in-control — and we don't disappear once it's live.

1

Discover

We inventory every privileged account, secret, and service identity across your environment.

2

Design

We define the right vaulting, session, and least-privilege model for your systems and audit scope.

3

Implement & harden

We deploy and configure PAM, onboard accounts in waves, and lock access down without breaking workflows.

4

Operate

We run it day to day — onboarding changes, tuning, and audit-ready reporting — so controls don't drift.

Managed PAM

Prefer to have it run for you?

Our managed PAM service — privileged access management delivered as a service — keeps your environment secure, stable, and audit-ready after go-live. Here's what you get.

Coverage

Support that fits the risk

8×5 baseline support with on-call escalation, and optional 24/7 monitoring for critical environments.

Monitoring

Proactive monitoring

Vault health and connector status, credential rotation failures, and the session recording and onboarding queue — watched continuously.

Reporting

Reporting you can act on

Weekly status updates, a monthly summary, and a quarterly control review.

Escalation

Escalation that holds up

Severity-based triage with runbooks and coordination with your SOC and IT teams, so issues are handled fast and consistently.

Platforms

What we deliver PAM on

Two proven platforms — we help you pick the right fit, then run it.

Enterprise

CyberArk

Enterprise-grade privileged access — Privilege Cloud, the Vault, session management (PSM), and endpoint privilege (EPM). The depth large, regulated environments need.

Cloud-first

KeeperPAM

Modern, fast-to-deploy privileged access and secrets management — ideal for small and mid-sized businesses, MSPs, and cloud-first teams.

Why us

Why teams choose Applied IAM for PAM

Certified, hands-on engineers

CyberArk-certified delivery, not theory. We've done the vault installs, PSM hardening, and CPM troubleshooting ourselves.

We deliver on CyberArk and KeeperPAM

So the recommendation fits your size, budget, and environment — not a single product we're tied to.

One partner, license to day-2

We sell, deploy, and manage — no handoffs between a reseller, an integrator, and a support desk.

Audit-ready by design

Every control maps to the findings you need to close — SOX, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, and cyber-insurance requirements.

Least privilege without the friction

Controls your admins will actually adopt, so security sticks instead of getting worked around.

Focused specialists

Identity security is all we do — privileged access isn't a side line for us, it's the core.

Proof

How we deliver in the real world

Representative engagements — the kind of adoption, risk reduction, and audit-ready outcomes we deliver.

Mid-market healthcare

Audit pressure and inconsistent admin access across EHR and infrastructure.

  • Discovery and onboarding waves for high-impact accounts
  • PSM recording and break-glass controls
  • HIPAA-aligned audit evidence pack

Result: Less shared access, cleaner audit artifacts, IT operations unchanged.

Financial services

Standing admin rights and manual password changes created compliance risk.

  • Vault policies and rotation for shared and service accounts
  • JIT elevation with approvals and MFA
  • Reporting aligned to PCI-DSS and SOX

Result: Fewer always-on accounts and faster audit responses.

Distributed SaaS

Fast growth, fragmented admin tooling, and inconsistent cloud access.

  • Standardized privileged access for platform teams
  • Logging into existing monitoring
  • Admin enablement for day-1 adoption

Result: A repeatable operating model that scaled with new systems and teams.

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Aligned to the frameworks you report against: PCI-DSS · SOX · HIPAA · GDPR · NIST

FAQ

Common questions about PAM

What's the difference between IAM and PAM?
IAM governs identities and access for everyone in your organization. PAM is the specialized slice of IAM focused on your most powerful, highest-risk accounts — admins, service accounts, and secrets — which need much tighter control than a standard user.
How long does a PAM implementation take?
It depends on your environment and how many privileged accounts and systems are in scope. We start with a focused assessment, deliver early wins on your highest-risk accounts first, then expand in waves — so you're reducing risk in weeks, not waiting months for a big-bang rollout.
Do you manage PAM after it's deployed, or just set it up?
Both. We can deploy and hand over, or run it for you as a managed PAM service — operating the platform, onboarding new accounts, monitoring sessions, reporting, and keeping controls from drifting over time.
CyberArk or KeeperPAM — which is right for us?
CyberArk suits large, complex, heavily regulated environments that need maximum depth. KeeperPAM is faster to deploy and a strong fit for small and mid-sized businesses, MSPs, and cloud-first teams. We recommend based on your environment, not a quota.
How does PAM help with compliance and cyber insurance?
PAM directly addresses the controls auditors and insurers ask about: vaulted credentials, least privilege, MFA on privileged access, and session logging. We map your PAM controls to the specific requirements you're measured against, so findings actually close.
Free assessment

See where your privileged access stands.

Book a free PAM assessment and we'll map your privileged accounts, the gaps, and the fastest path to getting them under control — or send a managed PAM proposal.