Best Practice Report

Best Practices: Selecting, Deploying, And Managing Enterprise Password Managers

Solutions Reduce The Risk Of Breaches From Compromised Credentials

January 8th, 2018
Merritt Maxim, VP, Research Director
Merritt Maxim VP, Research Director
Andras Cser, Vice President, Principal Analyst
Andras Cser Vice President, Principal Analyst
With contributors:
Stephanie Balaouras , Madeline Cyr , Salvatore Schiano , Peggy Dostie

Summary

Despite the known risks, passwords remain the most common method of user authentication. The increased number of apps employees need for their jobs, coupled with the effort required to migrate to new authentication technologies, means that security pros need to plan for password coexistence. EPMs help manage passwords until the security team is ready to replace them. This report offers practical EPM guidance and recommendations security pros can use to keep password costs and risks in check while maximizing employee productivity.

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