Five privileged access mistakes that keep showing up in audits

Privileged accounts can change configurations, read sensitive data and disable security controls. Auditors know this, which is why privileged access is one of the first places they look.

The five we see most

• Shared admin accounts with no way to tell who did what.
• Service account passwords that have not changed in years.
• Admin rights that never expire.
• Credentials hardcoded in scripts and pipelines.
• No recording or review of privileged sessions.

Each of these can be fixed in stages. Start with discovery: you cannot protect accounts you do not know exist.