Disable it (fully, with no exceptions) and invest in a private cloud platform that you can monitor, so you can track data. This is the way in to most organisations. Never ever underestimate the risks of having USB enabled. DYOR for a good fit.Īlso worth configuring a password at BIOS level locally on devices to prevent unauthorised Boot from USB or Memory Card/CD/DVD and lock boot order PAM software is highly recommended, this will also record every Privileged Account session if required so you can see who is making changes. There has to be a clear cut off.Īlways use elevation of rights (more info below) multiple accounts and run as option with RBAC/ABAC.

But then they need a clear Remit and boundaries. Once access is out there, taking it back is a massive effort, even allowing access to LAPS for non IT/Authorised staff is an issue.ĭiscourage the use of local Power user - unless they are trained and qualified IT. This completely negates the use of LAPS.įind a way to handle this differently? What would be a good solution here?ĭiscourage the further use of a local power user by the customer altogether?ĭo not give out any local admins under any circumstances - always Use LAPS for this. This domain user has local admin rights and, I guess, a weak password. The customer wanted one power user account to solve common user problems themselves without having to bother us. However, I'd like to have a way to handle machines that are temporarily not connected to the domain. I've seen a blog post here that advises to completely disable local admin accounts. Removing every user from the local admin group that is not listed in the GPO.ĭomain Admins in the local admin group (default by MS) New local admin created for every machine, password managed over LAPS They also work in a field that is targeted a lot by russian hackers, so they are very nervous regarding security.Ĭan you maybe confirm if our handling of the local admin account on clients is best practice according to MS?īUILTIN Administrator disabled, of course. I have a customer that we support mainly from remote and due to the current COVID situation, has a lot of employees working from home.

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