New Centrify Suite 2013 uniquely helps organisations meet compliance requirements and reduce costs for the broadest set of Cloud and On-Premise Platforms
London: Centrify Corporation, the leader in Unified Identity Services across data center, cloud and mobile, has announced the general availability of the latest version of the Centrify Suite security and compliance solution in use today by more than 4,500 organisations worldwide. Featuring new advanced privileged user management and auditing for Windows systems, as well as new “sudo” migration tools for Linux systems, Centrify Suite 2013 enables organisations to quickly and effectively meet compliance requirements, mitigate risks from internal threats, and reduce operational costs across the broadest set of cross-platform systems deployed on-premise and in the cloud.
In today’s heterogeneous IT environments, achieving security best practices and compliance by linking access privileges and actions to named users is a complex task. Managing user privileges for Windows, UNIX and Linux systems can be difficult to implement since identities and privileges often reside in disparate silos or are managed locally system by system. Point solutions exist for privilege management of Windows systems or UNIX and Linux systems, but no solutions exist that span across both Windows and UNIX/Linux that utilise a unified architecture leveraging existing directory infrastructure. Centrify Suite 2013 offers a comprehensive approach to identity management that includes integrated authentication, access control, privilege management, policy enforcement and compliance — all based on a single, unified architecture that leverages Microsoft Active Directory. This eliminates the need for IT staff to install, configure and manage multiple single-purpose products from a collection of other vendors.
According to Gartner, “…there is a need for the organisation to have more granular control over and visibility into the way that these privileges are granted and used. Super User Privilege Management (SUPM) tools offer a flexible method for granting and/or limiting these privileges in a way that matches the organisation's needs.” [1]