Traditional PAM approaches weren’t built for today’s hybrid environments. As organizations expand across on-prem infrastructure, cloud platforms, SaaS applications, and machine identities, privileged access has become harder to manage—and far easier for attackers to exploit.
In this ITGRC Forum webinar, “Next-Gen PAM: Automating Privileged Access for Operational Risk in Hybrid Clouds”, Silverfort’s Rob Ainscough joins other industry experts to break down how organizations can modernize privileged access management (PAM) to reduce risk without slowing operations.
Rob shares why legacy vault-based PAM models often create onboarding friction, limited coverage, and operational complexity—leaving many privileged accounts unprotected. He explains why modern organizations need to move beyond simply protecting credentials and instead focus on runtime access protection, just-in-time access, and real-time enforcement of guardrails across human, non-human, and emerging AI identities.
Key topics covered include:
- Why PAM should be treated as a risk control strategy, not just a vaulting tool
- How attackers exploit privileged accounts for lateral movement and privilege escalation
- Why “you can’t steal a credential that doesn’t exist” is reshaping PAM strategies
- Reducing standing privileges with just-in-time access controls
- Securing service accounts, machine identities, and AI-driven access
- Closing privileged account coverage gaps in hybrid cloud environments
- How Vaultless PAM helps organizations protect more accounts without disrupting users
- Applying Zero Trust principles to privileged access management
If your organization is struggling with privileged account sprawl, service account risk, hybrid cloud complexity, or modern identity threats, this discussion offers practical guidance on building a more scalable and resilient PAM strategy.