Endpoint Privilege Management

Endpoint Privilege Management (EPM) enforces least privilege access on endpoints by controlling process-level permissions. EPM was developed to prevent unnecessary administrative rights. As cybersecurity threats have changed, it has become a core part of Zero Trust architecture.

Without proper privilege management, organizations face increased risk of insider threats, ransomware, and system compromise. In fact, 74% of data breaches involve privileged credential abuse, according to a Verizon DBIR report.

Endpoint Central’s Endpoint Privilege Management solution lets IT teams assign temporary or delegated privileges without granting full administrative rights—minimizing attack surfaces while maintaining user productivity. It shifts control from users to applications and processes to maintain security without delaying operations.

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Manage enterprise privileges with precise, flexible controls. Endpoint Central’s Endpoint Privilege Management (EPM) simplifies this with centralized policy creation, targeted elevation controls, and comprehensive admin rights management—all designed to support least privilege enforcement without disrupting end-user productivity.

• Granular Privilege Policy Configuration — Allowlist specific applications and processes for elevation to define privilege policies. Policies can be tailored to allow elevation for all or select applications using parameters like vendor, product, file hash, store apps, or folder path. Map these policies to device groups for precise control across the organization.
• Privilege Elevation with Justification — Let users self-elevate privileges for allowlisted applications when they provide a justification. Justifications are logged for audits. Configure elevation in two ways:
  • All allowlisted applications.
  • Specific applications based on administrator-defined rules.
• Just-In-Time Elevation with Manual Approval Workflow — EPM now enables users to request Just-In-Time privilege elevation for any application for a specific, time-bound duration, along with a mandatory reason. Each request goes to administrators for approval to control elevation and maintain accountability. This approval-based workflow prevents misuse of privileges while allowing users to complete legitimate tasks without permanent admin rights.
• Autonomous Approval for JIT Elevation Requests — EPM also supports automatic approval of JIT elevation requests to reduce administrative work. When auto-approval is enabled, eligible requests are approved instantly based on a confidence scoring threshold. The machine's secure status determines this threshold. This provides timely access while maintaining security, governance, and auditability.
• Auto Elevation for Approved Applications — Automatically elevate trusted applications for selected device groups without manual requests. This maintains security and simplifies access for users.
• Global Admin Rights Overview — The Admin Rights Summary tab offers a comprehensive view of all local admin accounts, showing the Local Admin Count on each computer. Use this information to evaluate risk and manage privilege remediation across the organization.
• Admin Rights Removal with Exclusion Policies — Revoke local administrator rights from endpoints manually or automatically. Use global Exclusion Policies to retain essential accounts. Admins can selectively preserve the built-in administrator account, sysadmin account, or any other critical account while removing all unnecessary privileges.
• Just-In-Time (JIT) Access for Temporary Elevation — EPM supports Just-in-Time access to grant temporary privilege elevation for specific tasks or timeframes. Configure policies with a fixed duration or access windows. Apply them to individual computers or applications. This limits persistent privileges and reduces the risk of insider threats and lateral movement.