One Identity Safeguard Introduces Frictionless Security for Privileged Accounts to Aid in Organizations’ Digital Transformation

·         One Identity Safeguard 2.0 is first in the
industry to offer “Approval Anywhere,” a cloud-based approval workflow that
enables security professionals to approve password requests from any device.

·         Unique, hardened appliance form factor locks
down application and adds required security while easing deployment

·         Solution secures privileged and shared accounts
for today’s hybrid cloud environments by managing on-premises and SaaS
applications

SINGAPORE – August
10, 2017 –  One Identity, a proven leader in helping organizations get
identity and access management (IAM) right, today announced a new version of its One Identity Safeguard privileged access
management solution. The new solution, called One Identity Safeguard 2.0, includes new features that
enable user flexibility and add redundancy while aiding the security of today’s
hybrid infrastructures, including both on-premise and cloud-based applications.
Safeguard 2.0 secures and automates the management of privileged or shared
accounts, crucial to mitigating potential data breaches or application misuse
and a requirement of several regulatory and industry compliance rules.

Privileged accounts –
which govern nearly every component of a company’s IT infrastructure – put
sensitive data at risk. As companies increasingly need to provide access to
privileged and shared accounts, including corporate accounts for social media
channels, they face serious damage to their reputations, or worse, if those
credentials fall in the wrong hands. Proper management must embrace cloud, be
available on any device, and be delivered in a locked down, preconfigured
appliance that minimizes risk and simplifies installation and ongoing
maintenance—characteristics of One Identity Safeguard.

“Since privileged
account management solutions have been around for a long time, they tend to be
stale and lag behind the technologies transforming enterprises for the better,”
said John Milburn, president and general manager of One Identity. “One
Identity’s Safeguard, however, is all about actually enabling and capitalizing
on new and increasingly popular enterprise approaches that are key to digital
transformations underway – like DevOps initiatives, distributed architectures,
and the adoption of cloud-based applications – to help drive efficiencies and
increase employee productivity in a safe and secure way.”

A second-generation
platform for management of privileged and shared accounts, One Identity
Safeguard 2.0 is part of a strong and advanced software portfolio that aims to
“get IAM right” for the enterprise. One Identity Safeguard 2.0 features a
completely redesigned user interface that helps customers easily deploy,
operate and maintain their privileged password systems. Other notable features
include:

·  “Approval Anywhere” brings frictionless
management to IT execs: An
industry first, security admins use a cloud-based workflow to securely approve
session or password requests from any device, dramatically increasing
efficiency and productivity.

·  Hardened appliance form-factor reduces attack
surfaces while simplifying deployment: Provides full-disk encryption and an embedded operating
system, which has removed unneeded components and disabled console access to
permit only secure communications, protecting the solution from host and
network-based attacks. An appliance form-factor also allows for rapid deployment;
One Identity Safeguard can be up and running in a matter of hours.

·  High availability with appliance clustering
helps ensure 24/7 uptime: Easily deploy additional One Identity Safeguard
appliances, which communicate with each other through clustering, for
redundancy as any appliance on the network can fulfil password requests. This
deployment model — which is unique in the industry — maximizes response time,
as a request is managed by the appliance closest on the network to the user.

·  Included two-factor authentication ensures
increased protection for critical passwords: Integrates seamlessly with One
Identity’s cloud-based two-factor authentication solution to enable advanced
authentication options for access to the password safe. One Identity includes
25 free licenses of the solution with every Safeguard deployment.

·  Easy integration of cloud-based applications: By adding new integrations with popular
cloud-based applications, companies can easily apply their privileged account
policies to these applications and enhancing security while capitalizing on the
efficiencies and cost savings offered by the cloud.

·  Localized language support in eleven
languages: Provides a seamless experience for non-English
administrators.

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“One of the biggest
challenges we see in deploying privileged management solutions is user
acceptance of the technology. One Identity Safeguard reduces this challenge by
catering to the flexibility of security pros,” said Kris Zupan, at Rallypoint
Solutions. “This flexibility, combined with the extensibility of Safeguard and
the unmatched security we have always experienced from One Identity privileged
management solutions, will enable us to provide our customers with the security
they need and the usability they want.”

One Identity Safeguard
2.0 is available immediately worldwide. For more
information, visit:  www.oneidentity.com/one-identity-safeguard

One Identity, a Quest Software business, helps organizations
get identity and access management (IAM) right. With a unique combination of
offerings including a portfolio of identity governance, access management and
privileged management, and identity as a service that help organizations reach
their full potential, unimpeded by security yet safeguarded against threats.
One Identity has proven to be a company unequalled in its commitment to its
customers’ long-term IAM success. More than 7,500 customers worldwide depend on
One Identity solutions to manage more than 125 million identities, enhancing
their agility and efficiency while securing access to their data — wherever it
might reside. For more information, visit http://www.oneidentity.com.

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