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Stop Misusing TAP: A Cybersecurity and Licensing Perspective on MSP Access Practices

May 1, 2025May 1, 2025 by Emily Sturdevant

Why Proper Identity Management and Role-Based Access Tools Are Critical for Modern MSPs

In many managed service provider (MSP) circles, a common pain point is managing remote access to client … Read more “Stop Misusing TAP: A Cybersecurity and Licensing Perspective on MSP Access Practices”

Categories Cybersecurity, Software, Technology Tags cyber insurance, cyber security, downtime, MFA, named accounts, PAM, password rotation, PCI, privileged access management, privileged account management, Privileged Identity Management, Stop Sharing Admin Accounts, traceability, zerotrust

Feature: Tech Specific Options

April 14, 2025 by Emily Sturdevant
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TechIDManager handles a variety of tasks. It includes managed passwords, individual user password vaults, and shared password vaults. There are many configurable permissions for what a technician can and can’t … Read more “Feature: Tech Specific Options”

Categories Cybersecurity, Documentation, Software, Technology Tags cyber insurance, cyber security, downtime, MFA, named accounts, PAM, password rotation, PCI, privileged access management, privileged account management, Privileged Identity Management, Stop Sharing Admin Accounts, traceability, zerotrust

The Comic I Fought ChatGPT To Make

April 4, 2025 by Emily Sturdevant
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Martin: XKCD is awesome. I love the comics and the style—funny, smart, minimalist. While reading one day, I got an idea for an ad: a comic strip in that style, … Read more “The Comic I Fought ChatGPT To Make”

Categories Cybersecurity, Software, Technology Tags cyber insurance, cyber security, downtime, MFA, named accounts, PAM, Passly, password rotation, PCI, privileged access management, privileged account management, Privileged Identity Management, Stop Sharing Admin Accounts, traceability, zerotrust

Feature: One Time Password Share

May 7, 2025March 17, 2025 by Emily Sturdevant
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At TechIDManager, we recommend against sharing admin accounts. However, we understand that in some cases, it may be necessary—such as granting access to outside vendors or providing temporary admin access … Read more “Feature: One Time Password Share”

Categories Cybersecurity, Documentation, Software, Technology Tags cyber insurance, cyber security, downtime, MFA, named accounts, PAM, password rotation, PCI, privileged access management, privileged account management, Privileged Identity Management, Stop Sharing Admin Accounts, traceability, zerotrust

Feature: Passwords; Random or Passphrases

March 17, 2025March 17, 2025 by Emily Sturdevant
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Passwords come in various styles and formats. TechIDManager has always supported randomly generated passwords of any length. Recently, we introduced an additional option: users can now choose between a fully … Read more “Feature: Passwords; Random or Passphrases”

Categories Cybersecurity, Documentation, Software, Technology Tags cyber insurance, cyber security, downtime, MFA, named accounts, PAM, password rotation, PCI, privileged access management, privileged account management, Privileged Identity Management, Stop Sharing Admin Accounts, traceability, zerotrust

Feature: Force Password Rotation

May 7, 2025March 17, 2025 by Emily Sturdevant
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In the unfortunate event of a breach, standard operating procedures dictate that the first step should be rotating admin passwords. By default, TechIDManager rotates admin passwords every 24 hours. However, … Read more “Feature: Force Password Rotation”

Categories Cybersecurity, Documentation, Software, Technology Tags cyber insurance, cyber security, downtime, MFA, named accounts, PAM, password rotation, PCI, privileged access management, privileged account management, Privileged Identity Management, Stop Sharing Admin Accounts, traceability, zerotrust

Make The Shift From Passly To TechIDManager

March 12, 2025February 28, 2025 by Emily Sturdevant

As the news spreads that Passly by Kaseya is coming to an end, many organizations are left pondering the future of their password rotation and identity management solutions. This … Read more “Make The Shift From Passly To TechIDManager”

Categories Cybersecurity, Software, Technology Tags cyber insurance, cyber security, downtime, MFA, named accounts, PAM, Passly, password rotation, PCI, privileged access management, privileged account management, Privileged Identity Management, Stop Sharing Admin Accounts, traceability, zerotrust

The Risk of Shared Admin Accounts Among MSPs: A Persistent Challenge in Cybersecurity

October 30, 2024 by Emily Sturdevant

The rise of Managed Service Providers (MSPs) has transformed cybersecurity for businesses worldwide, allowing organizations to outsource their IT needs for better scalability and efficiency. However, the “MSP Perspectives 2024” … Read more “The Risk of Shared Admin Accounts Among MSPs: A Persistent Challenge in Cybersecurity”

Categories Cybersecurity, Software, Technology Tags cyber insurance, cyber security, downtime, MFA, named accounts, PAM, password rotation, PCI, privileged access management, privileged account management, Privileged Identity Management, Stop Sharing Admin Accounts, traceability, zerotrust

Is Your Static Account a Vulnerability?

November 29, 2023 by Johnathan Schofield

Ever been told that a “Static” admin account is a vulnerability?

The Claim: if every technician has a unique account for every client site, domain, tenant, or local machine they … Read more “Is Your Static Account a Vulnerability?”

Categories Cybersecurity, Software, Technology Tags cyber insurance, cyber security, downtime, MFA, named accounts, PAM, password rotation, PCI, privileged access management, privileged account management, Privileged Identity Management, Stop Sharing Admin Accounts, traceability, zerotrust

TechIDManager LAPS: LAPS at MSP Scale

May 6, 2025June 22, 2023 by Martin White

TechIDManager LAPS is a significant improvement over Microsoft LAPS because we built it specifically for the needs of MSPs.  

Before we delve into the specifics of TechIDManager LAPS, we first … Read more “TechIDManager LAPS: LAPS at MSP Scale”

Categories Cybersecurity, Documentation, Software, Technology Tags cyber insurance, cyber security, downtime, MFA, named accounts, PAM, password rotation, PCI, privileged access management, privileged account management, Privileged Identity Management, Stop Sharing Admin Accounts, traceability, zerotrust
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