PAM Basics for State, Local, and Education (SLED)

What will I learn?

What a Privileged Access Management (PAM) vault actually is, in plain language, and what problem it solves on day one
The four foundational controls to put in place first: credential vaulting, automated password rotation, least privilege and audit trails
Where these controls apply across typical state, local, and education (SLED) environments, from IT admin and service accounts to domain admins, network devices, and servers
How foundational PAM maps to compliance frameworks and the cyber insurance questionnaires now landing on your desk.

Shared admin passwords make it harder to control access and prove who used a privileged account.

This webinar explains PAM in plain language and shows you where to start.

Join Delinea experts Brian McHenry, VP of Sales Engineering, and David Bolt, Senior Sales Engineer, for a practical look at credential vaulting, password rotation, least privilege, and audit trails.

You’ll see how these controls apply to IT admin accounts, service accounts, domain admins, network devices, and servers. Get guidance on what to protect first, what password rotation means for service accounts and scheduled tasks, and how audit records can help you answer compliance and cyber insurance questions.

You'll leave with a clear starting point for securing privileged access and a better sense of what your team can tackle next.

Get answers to these important questions:

What does PAM look like for a district or agency with a two-person IT team?
How long does it take to get a password vault into production?
Which accounts should go in the vault first and which can wait?
What happens to our service accounts and scheduled tasks if we start rotating passwords?
Do we still need local admin rights, and what would break if we took them away?
How do we prove to an auditor what was accessed and when?

Who should attend this webinar?

CISOs, CTOs, CIOs and Executive Leadership
Compliance and Audit Teams
Directors of Information Security, Security & Risk and Security Operations
Identity and Access Management Teams
IT Operations: Systems Administrators, Helpdesk Teams, Infrastructure Management, Workstation Management, etc.  
U.S. Federal Agencies and Contractors

Featured Speakers

Brian McHenry

Brian McHenry is a cybersecurity executive and GTM leader with over 25 years of experience at the intersection of AI, application security, and identity. Currently VP of Sales Engineering for the Americas at Delinea, he has held senior leadership roles at F5, Check Point, and Obsidian Security. He is a co-founder of Security B-Sides NYC and is passionate about making cybersecurity more accessible and giving back to the community.

David Bolt

David Bolt is a Senior Sales Engineer at Delinea covering State, Local Government, and Education accounts across the Midwest. With nearly five years at Delinea and a background in IT, David works with public sector organizations on privileged access challenges ranging from basic credential vaulting to zero standing privilege and AI-era identity security. He has helped government agencies, universities, and school districts build PAM programs that meet compliance requirements and actually get used. When he's not deep in a proof of concept, he's probably training for his next triathlon.

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