Safeguard for Privileged Sessions

Formerly BalaBit

Safeguard for Privileged Sessions, developed by One Identity, is a solution designed to control, monitor, and record privileged sessions of administrators, remote vendors, and other high-risk users. According to the vendor, this tool aims to protect organizations against modern attacks, disconnect suspicious activity, and provide session recording and reporting for audit purposes. Safeguard for Privileged Sessions is intended for use by IT administrators, security professionals, network administrators, system administrators, and compliance officers across various industries.

Key Features

Full session audit, recording and replay: According to the vendor, Safeguard for Privileged Sessions captures, indexes, and stores all session activity for tamper-proof data trails. It provides a comprehensive audit trail of privileged sessions and allows for easy retrieval and replay of recorded sessions.

Real-time alerting and blocking: The vendor claims that this solution monitors traffic in real-time to detect and disconnect suspicious activity, offering proactive protection against potential security breaches. It alerts administrators to potential threats and enables immediate action.

Analytics ready: According to the vendor, Safeguard for Privileged Sessions collects all the necessary information to analyze privileged access and user behavior. It enables the detection of threats and anomalies through advanced analytics and provides insights into user activity patterns and potential security risks.

Full-text search: The vendor states that Safeguard for Privileged Sessions includes a built-in OCR engine, allowing auditors to search for any text typed or seen by the user within recorded sessions. It enables quick searching for specific information and facilitates compliance requirements and auditing processes.

Work the way you want: According to the vendor, administrators can choose their preferred tools and clients for privileged sessions, ensuring compatibility with existing workflows and familiar tools. This feature provides flexibility while maintaining compliance with organizational policies.

Wide protocol support: The vendor claims that Safeguard for Privileged Sessions supports a variety of protocols and network services, including SSH, Telnet, RDP, HTTPS, ICA, VNC, and more. It enables monitoring and recording of sessions across different platforms and systems, offering versatility to meet the needs of diverse IT environments.

Privileged Access Governance: According to the vendor, this feature unifies governance processes for privileged and user access. It enables users to request, provision, and attest to privileged and user access, streamlining access management and enhancing security and compliance efforts.