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Commvault and BeyondTrust have announced a strategic partnership that integrates Commvault Cloud’s cyber resilience platform with BeyondTrust’s Password Safe privileged access management (PAM) solution, aiming to strengthen identity security, mitigate risks, and enhance backup/recovery security for enterprises.
Partnership Overview
- The partnership enables organizations to tightly control privileged access within backup and recovery environments, addressing risks from both human and machine identities.
- BeyondTrust’s Password Safe PAM features are integrated into the Commvault Cloud, making advanced privileged credential management available directly within data protection workflows.
Key Technical Features
- Centralized Credential Management: Customers can secure and manage access credentials from one unified platform, reducing silos and improving visibility.
- Just-in-Time (JIT) Access: Temporary credentials are issued for specific approved tasks, automatically revoked after use, minimizing risks of credential misuse or theft.
- Strengthened Audit & Compliance: The solution automatically maintains detailed audit trails and enforces least privilege and role-based access, supporting compliance obligations such as password rotation and secure third-party access.
- Cyber Resilience Advancement: The Commvault-BeyondTrust combo leverages unified platform capabilities such as AI-driven threat detection, rapid response, and comprehensive data protection across hybrid and cloud environments.
Deployment Details
- The integrated solution is available globally and at no additional cost to existing customers, with frictionless deployment to speed adoption and strengthen security postures immediately.
- The move comes amid rising identity-based threats, ransomware, and the need for robust controls for machine identities and automated service accounts.
Industry Impact
- This collaboration represents a significant step in aligning privileged access management with backup and recovery, providing robust defense against attacks that target credentials, logins, and identity gaps.
- Joint customers can better protect critical systems and data, streamline compliance, and reduce the risk from expanding identity footprints in modern enterprise environments.
For cybersecurity professionals, this partnership highlights a best-practice approach to managing identity security in sensitive infrastructure by unifying advanced PAM and backup technologies.
