Deployment Considerations

Abstract

Any time you embark on an enterprise project, the costs, return on investment, risks, benefits, threats, and workflow (to name a few) should be considered. When deploying a PAM solution, the realization that it may impact the entire organization needs to be addressed with everyone who may potentially be impacted—from employees to vendors. This means that not only administrators will be affected but also end users who may lose administrative rights, affecting the rank and file workers and executives, all the way through temporary employees (although I hope your business never gives temporary employees admin rights; sadly it happens). Deciding where to start, how to deploy, how to educate, and the measurable outcome are challenges that must be addressed up-front. If they are not, internal politics, user resistance, and shadow IT may completely circumvent the reasons for embracing PAM in the first place. This chapter covers some of the deployment considerations all executives, security professionals, and operational teams should consider, discuss, and address along their PAM journey.