Endpoint Protection Platforms (EPP)
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Endpoint Security
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Governance & Risk Management
Enabling Practical Endpoint Control Without Productivity Trade-offs
Least privilege sits at the foundation of modern cybersecurity. Granting users only the access they need to do their jobs seems simple enough. Yet for most organizations, the reality is a constant struggle between locking down endpoints and keeping the business running. Removing local admin rights is a critical first step, but it often creates a cascade of IT tickets and frustrated users who can no longer perform essential tasks.
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This friction between security and productivity is not a new problem, but it demands a new solution. Traditional approaches often force a difficult choice: leave risky standing privileges in place or hamstring employees. What if you could eliminate this conflict? What if you could enforce least privilege with surgical precision, granting just-in-time, just-enough access based on a user’s verified identity?
This is the promise of an identity-first approach to endpoint privilege management. It involves moving beyond the binary choice of admin or standard user and embracing a dynamic, intelligent model of control.
Replacing “All or Nothing” With “Just Enough”
Legacy endpoint security suffers from blunt, inflexible controls. When an HR team member needs to install a new video conferencing tool or a developer needs to run a specialized script, the “all or nothing” model breaks down. The default response is often to grant temporary admin rights, opening a window of opportunity for attackers to exploit those elevated permissions.
An identity-first strategy reframes the challenge. Instead of asking, “Does this user need admin rights?” it asks, “What specific task does this user need to accomplish, and can we grant the minimum privilege required for that action alone?”
This granular control enables least privilege with transparency for end users and low overhead for IT. Instead of elevating users, trusted applications run with the access they need, while user accounts remain standard and least privileged. Security improves without introducing workflow bottlenecks.
Practical, Identity-First Control in Action
Understanding the theory is one thing; seeing it solve real-world problems is another. CyberArk’s upcoming webinar, “Identity‑First Least Privilege: Practical Endpoint Control Without Breaking Productivity,” will help organizations move beyond concepts and into practical application.
In this session, attendees will gain a clear, actionable path to implementing least privilege without disrupting business operations. Through live demonstrations featuring CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager, attendees will firsthand learn how to:
- Remove standing local admin rights across the enterprise environment while ensuring users maintain access to approved applications;
- Use policy-driven elevation to allow trusted applications to run with necessary privileges, helping eliminate the need for helpdesk tickets;
- Contain risky behavior with robust application control and ring-fencing, which restricts an application’s access to sensitive resources;
- Enforce continuous identity assurance with phishing-resistant, adaptive multifactor authentication for step-up verification before granting access to sensitive actions;
- Enable just-in-time admin access for specific tasks, providing time-boxed administrative rights with a complete audit trail for compliance.
The session will underscore common scenarios for different teams – from an HR user installing an application to a developer running a new toolchain and an IT admin executing a privileged script. It will also explore how these capabilities may complement organizations’ existing endpoint detection and response and extended detection and response solutions, helping them shrink the attack surface and turn privilege into a precise response lever during an incident.
Register now for CyberArk’s practical session on endpoint control to learn how to ensure regulatory compliance, reduce ticket volume and advance your zero trust journey – without slowing down the business.