Who Has Access to Your Most Critical Systems?

Access Control

As businesses adopt AI initiatives, digital transformation and cloud technologies, one critical question becomes increasingly important: Who has access to your most critical systems — and should they?

Cybercriminals are increasingly targeting privileged accounts to access business infrastructure, so firms need to strengthen visibility and control over who can access which critical systems, data and applications.

For many businesses, the challenge isn’t a lack of security controls, it’s a lack of visibility and governance over who has access to what.

Common risks include:

• Weak passwords or passwords that are reused across business applications
• Employees having access to systems they no longer need
• Inconsistent use of Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
• Shared passwords with little accountability
• Third-party suppliers or contractors retaining access after projects end
• Limited reporting on who has access to critical business systems

When privileged access is compromised, the consequences can be significant: ransomware attacks and data breaches, operational disruption, regulatory penalties and reputational damage.

Reducing this risk requires a modern approach to Privileged Access Management (PAM) that delivers visibility, control and governance across your environment.

Through our partnership with Keeper Security, Du Pont helps organisations strengthen their security posture by enabling:

✓ Secure access management across users, service accounts and machine identities
✓ Just-in-Time (JIT) access to eliminate unnecessary standing privileges
✓ Passwordless access to critical systems and applications
✓ Automated credential management and password rotation
✓ Continuous monitoring and auditing of privileged sessions
✓ Enhanced compliance through detailed reporting and audit trails

Unlike traditional solutions that often require complex infrastructure and lengthy deployments, KeeperPAM provides:

• Cloud-native, agentless deployment
• Zero-knowledge security architecture
• Outbound-only connections with no inbound firewall changes
• Fast deployment across hybrid and multi-cloud environments
• Unified PAM, Secrets Management, Password Management and Zero-Trust Network Access

As businesses adopt AI, automation and cloud technologies, privileged identities remain one of the most attractive targets for attackers. Strengthening control over these identities is becoming a critical component of cyber resilience.

According to industry research, more than 80% of data breaches involve compromised credentials or identity-based attack techniques.

If you’re evaluating how to strengthen your organisation’s security posture, contact us to discuss how a modern PAM solution could support your goals.