Security News > 2022 > September > How Just-in-Time privilege elevation prevents data breaches and lateral movement
This attack and many others reinforce the importance of an effective Privileged Access Management framework that enforces the principle of least privilege with Just-in-Time privilege elevation.
Reasons why you need Just-in-Time privilege elevation Minimize attack surface.
During an audit, you may need to demonstrate how the principle of least privilege is applied and enforced in your organization to control administrative accounts.
Just-in-Time privilege elevation simplifies the administrator experience by removing the need for review and access approval cycles.
Just-in-Time privilege elevation goes beyond human-interacted manual workflows, especially in the cloud.
Since JIT privilege elevation eliminates standing privileges, many IT tasks are also eliminated, such as credential rotation, privileged access expiration, and account deletion.