FEATURE : CYBERSECURITY
and employee experience on the one hand , or security on the other ?
Fortunately , no . With a sophisticated and nuanced approach to privilege management , it ’ s possible to give employees the access .
Instead of denying admin privileges to employees outright , businesses should allow them to request privileges on an as-needed basis . Then , the IT team can temporarily grant them the privileges they require to install or run the tools they need .
To keep this process efficient , decisions about privilege requests should be automated whenever possible . For example , based on factors like an employee ’ s role and request history , service automation software can determine whether a request for temporary admin privileges is likely to be legitimate . That way , IT engineers don ’ t have to spend time reviewing the request manually , and because the automated request can be processed in seconds , employees don ’ t have to wait to run the tools they need .
Conclusion
Productivity , employee experience and security should receive equal priority at every organization . By taking a nuanced approach to privilege management – one that enables IT teams to grant employees temporary privileges – this becomes possible . Remote employees can do their jobs better and enjoy their work more , without having their devices become major risks from a cybersecurity perspective . p
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