Best practices to manage the Privileged user accounts

Best practices to manage the Privileged user accounts

Nowadays, we hear Malware attacks by professional criminals that threaten very frequently.
However, do you know that you are silently ignoring another serious threat that's happening in front of you?
Yes, they are the access of the Privileged User accounts by unauthorized individuals!

You might be unaware of the power that these accounts (admin user) hold and if you fail to pay immediate attention, you are sharing your company’s valuable data to be misused by anyone around you.
 
What is a Privileged user account?
A privileged user (admin user/superuser) account is a type of login account, that has unlimited permissions using which one can access sensitive and valuable company information, read/modify the business configurations and, grant/remove access to the company's assets.
 
Why is it essential to protect and keep the credentials secured?
These accounts are powerful, and there is a high chance that the powers can be misused by anyone if not protected. Hence, it is highly essential to keep the credentials of the login accounts highly secured and confidential.
 
How does it affect your business?
There are high chances that these accounts are misused when the admin user accounts are managed with a common password. Yes, when you grant excess access to someone who doesn’t necessarily need then you may cause serious trouble that impacts your business operations.
Privileged accounts ask for credentials to control the access and behavior of the process that it allows.
One can modify many business operations with access to predominant features.

For example,
Gaining access to the Transaction and Audit reports
With this, a person can access the reports anytime, anywhere including the Whatsnow application. As the control is not protected, anyone can get complete access to all the features available and is given the right to change or modify any transaction.
Using this they can offer discounts on bills, perform rate changes, cancel a bill, modify a bill, and many more.
 
How to control and secure the business operations?
When you limit the access to users and ensure these accounts are subjected to higher security then it is possible to have complete control over all the operations.
We at Gofrugal, ensure your business is highly secure by asking for an OTP verification for the confidential activities to verify the user is authorized or not. However, this security can be possible only if the right person's contact details are provided for verification.
 
Provide the right person's contact details:
The privileged user account has the access to confidential information containing sources like WhatsNow(business insights&reports) and myGofrugal application using which you can receive the OTP and continue to access the secured information.

Control the access with Use/Role wise rights:
Provide the access to the role-based functionalities alone to the staff by creating different accounts, and protect your Privileged account with a strong password. Only when you provide role-based access you will be able to gain 100% control over the activities that take place. The admin user/superuser must have the access to all operations and all other staff must be provided with access to the screens only based on their roles. This helps the highest authority (privileged user - admin/superuser) to monitor and track all the activities.
 
For example,
You can remove the access to Discounts, Free items, Rate edits, and approvals from the Counter person who handles sales and billing and provide them with access to the Bill entry screen alone.

Create or reset your Privileged user account details and grant limited access to the Privileged user account to secure and stay confident!
 
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