What is PIM?

PIM is the abbreviated version for 'Privileged Identity Management'. It is used for the security and to monitor the superuser accounts in the CyberArk. PIM is used to analyze that the superuser accounts does not get misused. It is very important to supervise the accounts so that intruders are unable to use these accounts for ill purposes.

Some steps have to be followed in order to implement the Privileged Identity Management ( PIM ).

• First, a policy needs to be created to specify the management of the accounts of superusers. Along with this, it should be made specified the controls that account holder should have access and those controls which they won't be able to access.
• Second, a management model needs to be developed in order to make sure that the policies are followed by identifying an accountable party.
• Third, the extensiveness of the population and their identification to be identified by Inventory privileged accounts.
• Fourth and last but equally important step is to invent the tools and processes for managing the accounts.

PIM is important because the superuser accounts that are unmanaged are prone to losses and have a threat to the theft of sensitive information.