CISO's Guide to Privileged Access Management
TechTarget, Tuesday, September 29th, 2026
A CISO's primer on PAM: why identity sprawl and AI-driven attacks make privileged access controls essential.
Amy Larsen DeCarlo of GlobalData explains in TechTarget why privileged access management has become central to zero trust, as account proliferation, non-human identities and shifting data classifications make granular, time-bound access hard while attackers use AI to exploit gaps at machine speed.
A Keeper Security survey found 89% of 3,200 IT decision-makers find identity administration challenging.
The guide covers PAM capabilities such as privileged account discovery, credential vaulting, session monitoring and policy enforcement to reduce misuse, credential theft and lateral movement.