In a recent research report by Enterprise Management Associates® (EMA), Keeper Security, a leading provider of privileged access management (PAM), has been recognized for its product strength and cost-efficiency. EMA is known for providing an unbiased view of the market landscape, offering organizations of all sizes an understanding of the benefits and drawbacks of cybersecurity solutions. The EMA report, titled “EMA Radar™ for Privileged Access Management,” compares the product strengths and cost-efficiencies of various PAM solutions that control and manage access to sensitive accounts, systems, and applications.
According to EMA research, 79% of organizations consider PAM to be very important or critical to their business operations. Additionally, Keeper’s research found that 91% of IT leaders believe their PAM solution gives them more control over privileged user activity. These statistics highlight the increasing importance of PAM in today’s cybersecurity landscape.
Steve Brasen, EMA Research Director for Endpoint and Identify Management, praised Keeper for its strong products and platform architectures and its comparatively low total cost of ownership. He also emphasized the critical role of privileged password sharing in any cybersecurity strategy, noting that Keeper provides the most comprehensive and easy-to-use methods for securely sharing privileged passwords.
Keeper’s success in the PAM market is underscored by its easy-to-deploy platform with a wide range of functionalities. These include password management, dark web monitoring, secure file and secrets storage, compliance reporting, alerting, session monitoring, and secure messaging. As a cloud-hosted SaaS solution, KeeperPAM eliminates the need for on-premises infrastructure deployments, and it requires no additional software as it is agentless and clientless. The EMA Radar report also recognized KeeperPAM with the ‘Special Award for Best Password Sharing.’
Darren Guccione, CEO of Keeper Security, expressed his pride in being recognized as a market leader in privileged access management by EMA. He highlighted that KeeperPAM was specifically designed with a zero-trust and zero-knowledge security architecture, enabling organizations to achieve complete visibility, security, control, and reporting across all privileged users and devices. Guccione emphasized the importance of Keeper’s recognition in the face of increasing cyber-attacks that threaten businesses and individuals alike.
KeeperPAM offers a consolidated platform that combines enterprise-grade password management, secrets management, and privileged connection management into one unified SaaS solution. The platform seamlessly integrates with password rotation, passwordless authentication, SSO, SIEM, SDK, MFA, and CI/CD applications. Furthermore, Keeper’s patented PAM solution includes advanced functionality for securely sharing privileged account passwords for individuals and groups, including root and administrator accounts. This functionality ensures that clear text credentials are not exposed. Keeper also performs security audits on password strength and reuse and provides a dark web scan through BreachWatch to identify compromised credentials.
The recognition from EMA reaffirms Keeper Security’s commitment to addressing the dynamic cybersecurity market and providing effective solutions in the face of ever-evolving threats. With its value-led approach, comprehensive functionality, and strong security architecture, KeeperPAM continues to establish itself as a trusted and reliable choice for privileged access management.