Case Study: U.S. Department of Defense strengthens privileged access security with Centrify PAM

US Government Defense Agency Addresses Critical Security Controls Using Centrify’s Privileged Access Management (PAM) Solution

The U.S. Department of Defense faced a critical security vulnerability after discovering that privileged user access was being managed with insecure, unchecked usernames and passwords, leading to a massive, un-auditable identity sprawl that posed a severe risk to its infrastructure. To address this, a major agency within the department partnered with Centrify to implement its Privileged Access Management (PAM) solution to centralize control and enforce strong authentication.

Centrify provided a centralized solution that consolidated disparate account stores, enabling the agency to eliminate manual processes and control privileged access through a single, secure system. The results included a dramatically improved security posture, significant cost savings through automation, and clear audit capabilities. The Centrify implementation was completed quickly to meet a strict deadline and has since become integral to the agency's plans for a future Zero Trust architecture.

U.S. Department of Defense