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BeyondTrust’s password management
solution now seamlessly integrated
with McAfee ePO
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single user interface, to manage endpoint
and privileged risks.
The integration will address several critical
use cases for organisations embracing
privileged access management:
• Selectively rotate privileged passwords on
assets directly from ePO
• Launch an interactive session or retrieve
privileged credentials for SSH or RDP as
an ePO Action using native client tools
• Lifecycle management of privileged
accounts from discovery through
management within ePO
• Identify whether a system is provisioned
into PowerBroker and whether it is under
Password Safe management
• Automatically push tags from ePO into
Password Safe, enabling dynamic access
control for managed accounts
B
eyondTrust has announced that
PowerBroker Password Safe has
been certified on McAfee ePolicy
Orchestrator (ePO). This integration provides
joint McAfee ePO and BeyondTrust customers
with automated privileged password and
privileged session management capabilities
through a single platform.
The certified integration will link the industry
leader for privileged access and session
management with the most advanced,
extensible and scalable centralised security
management software in the industry.
Through its commitment to preventing
privilege misuse and stopping unauthorised
access, BeyondTrust is fully integrated with
McAfee ePO to provide complete lifecycle
management of privileged accounts directly
from the ePO console.
According to Forrester Research, 80% of
data breaches are the result of privileged
credential misuse or abuse. When a data
breach happens as a result of the misuse or
abuse of excessive user privileges, the natural
reaction for IT is to enhance endpoint
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VDJ Long, head of McAfee Security
Innovation Alliance, said: “Our joint customers
require integrated solutions designed to cover
a broad range of security needs.
“Together with BeyondTrust we are able to
provide a seamless management solution
that allows users to better understand and
take actions against privilege-based risks.”
Morey Haber, vice president,
technology, BeyondTrust
protection and prevent the use of shared
accounts. This reaction is designed to stop
future attacks on important assets, but often
requires multiple tools that don’t talk to one
another. Integrating PowerBroker Password
Safe with McAfee ePO will help overcome
the complexity involved with making these
changes and will enable cohesion within a
Morey Haber, vice president of technology,
BeyondTrust, said: “We are proud to offer
another integration with McAfee that
expands our offerings through the McAfee
Security Innovation Alliance.
“Now, ePO customers can manage privileges,
bring systems under privilege management,
and access privileged passwords and
sessions directly through the ePO
interface. The end results make it easier for
organisations to control privileged accounts
and mitigate potential threats.” n
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