How does session monitoring contribute to compliance in Defender PAM?

Session monitoring is a critical aspect of Defender Privileged Access Management (PAM) that directly contributes to compliance by ensuring that user actions are recorded and can be reviewed for compliance purposes. By capturing activities for analysis, organizations are able to maintain a detailed log of all actions taken during privileged sessions. This logging is essential for auditing and compliance, as it provides a clear trail of who accessed what, when, and what actions were performed.

Organizations often have compliance regulations that require them to demonstrate control over privileged account access and usage. The ability to trace user actions back to specific events through session logs helps in meeting these regulatory requirements. Furthermore, in the event of a security breach or policy violation, having recorded sessions allows for effective forensic analysis, helping organizations to respond to incidents and improve security measures.

Automating user access requests, providing real-time access to file servers, and issuing warnings for suspicious behavior, while valuable in their own right, do not directly contribute to compliance through documentation and analysis of user actions during sessions as effectively as session monitoring does.