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title: "PAM Core"
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# PAM Core

## What is PAM?

**Privileged Access Management (PAM**) is a cybersecurity strategy focusing on controlling and securing accounts with elevated access in IT environments. These accounts have special permissions that, if compromised, could cause severe damage to an organization.

## Why is PAM important?

Cyber attacks frequently target privileged accounts, giving attackers unrestricted access to confidential data and critical systems. The Segura™ PAM solution helps mitigate these risks by:

- **Strict access control**: Segura™ PAM solution determines who has access to accounts, when, and for what purpose.
- **Monitoring and auditing**: account activities are monitored and logged to detect suspicious behavior.
- **Credential protection**: credentials are stored securely and encrypted.
- **Proxy access**: allows monitored access to accounts via Segura™, recording all user actions for later auditing.
- **Command control**: allows specific commands to be blocked during proxy access, preventing harmful actions from being carried out.

## Benefits of PAM:

- **Reduced risk of attacks**: making unauthorized access to privileged accounts more difficult, reducing the risk of data breaches.
- **Improved compliance**: facilitates compliance with regulations requiring the protection of confidential data.
- **Increased operational efficiency:** automates the management of privileged accounts, freeing up time for administrators to focus on other tasks.

## PAM components:

- **Just-in-time (JIT) access management:** privileged access is granted only when necessary and for a limited period.
- **Session management:** sessions are monitored and recorded for auditing.
- **Credential management:** credentials are stored securely and encrypted.