Administrative Rights Management - Delinea Privilege Manager

Introduction

Privilege rights management ensures that an individual has only the necessary level of access when needed. A privilege rights solution elevates the system user to administrator in a recognizable and procedural way that allows users to identify, describe, and authorize the event. In addition to identifying malicious activities that are linked to privilege abuse, this solution minimizes the potential for a security breach since applications cannot run as administrator without this process. Ransomware and malware can take advantage of non-managed administrative rights use on an organization's workstations.

Procedure for Use

Installation Instructions:

1. Using the Windows search bar, type Company Portal.

2. Select Company Portal from the list of results.

3. Click on Delinea Privilege Manager.

4. Click Install.

5. Restart your computer. Delinea Privilege Manager will not work until you restart your computer.

Use Instructions:

When you perform an activity that requires administrative rights on your workstation, like installing an application or configuring a device, you will be prompted with the following user interface:

In this instance the Firefox application was installed. You must provide a brief explanation of why the action is necessary, and provide your username and password. You can then perform these types of activities on your computer without requiring OIT’s assistance.

Please be responsible with the use of your ISU workstation, and adhere to best practices for the secure use of ISU data.

Additional Resources

Submit a request for a security consultation or exemption request click here