Re: privilege escalation software

[WALTER KERNER <walter_kerner () FITNYC EDU>]

Hi Chad.  Try looking at a tool called Avecto.  We are just about to roll
it out but it tested well here at FIT.  It works on Macs and PCs and gives
you lots of control over what users can and cannot do.  The user only has
regular user privileges but if you want them to they can change system
time, install printers, software from approved sources, etc.







Walter Kerner

AVP and CISO

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*From:* The EDUCAUSE Security Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:
SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU] *On Behalf Of *Chad Smith
*Sent:* Friday, January 26, 2018 8:23 AM
*To:* SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU
*Subject:* [SECURITY] privilege escalation software



Wayne State College is looking for privilege escalation software so that we
can remove our users from the local administrators group on workstations.
  We aren’t looking to remove the control of the PC from our users, but
would like to force them to be aware when they are elevating a process.
An ideal solution would allow the user to initiate an elevation and then be
prompted to enter their username/password again, or perhaps enter a code or
username/password that would expire after a short time.   WSC does not have
a 24/7 helpdesk so the approval and delivery of any codes or
username/password combinations would need to be automated.



Does anyone doing anything like this?  I’m interested to hear what your
approaches are and what tools you use.



Thank you,



-Chad