Delinea Privilege Manager

Why Delinea Privilege Manager?

94% of critical Microsoft vulnerabilities can be mitigated by removing local admin. Employees with admin rights are a massive attack surface. Manual elevation through helpdesk is a bottleneck. Ransomware requires elevated privileges for encryption.

Delinea Privilege Manager is Endpoint Privilege Management - removing local admin without productivity impact. Application elevation for specific apps. Application control blocks unauthorized programs.

How does it work?

Remove Local Admin

Secure privilege removal:

• Remove admin rights from user accounts
• Automatic policy enforcement
• Exception handling
• Gradual rollout option
• Zero disruption approach

Application Elevation

Just-enough privilege:

• Per-app elevation without full admin
• Credential injection
• Elevation reasons
• Time-limited elevation
• Self-service portal

Application Control

Control what runs:

• Whitelist approved apps
• Blacklist known bad
• Greylist for approval
• Publisher-based rules
• Hash verification

Main features

Policy Engine

• Flexible policy creation
• Targeting by user/computer/OU
• Priority-based evaluation
• Inheritance and exceptions
• Testing mode

Learning Mode

• Discover required elevations
• Analyze application behavior
• Generate policy recommendations
• Reduce deployment time
• Data-driven decisions

Sandboxing

• Isolate unknown applications
• Contained execution
• Network restrictions
• File system limits
• Process monitoring

Self-Service

• User-initiated elevation requests
• Justification capture
• Approval workflow
• Temporary elevation
• Audit trail

Policy Examples

Scenario	Policy Action
Trusted installer	Auto-elevate, no prompt
IT tool	Self-service elevation
Unknown app	Block or sandbox
Known malware	Block, alert SOC
Legacy app	Elevate with logging

Supported Platforms

Windows:

• Windows 10/11
• Windows Server 2016+
• 32-bit and 64-bit
• Azure AD and domain-joined

macOS:

• macOS 12+ (Monterey)
• Apple Silicon and Intel
• MDM integration
• Privilege helper

Who is it for?

• Enterprise implementing least privilege
• Organizations with ransomware concerns
• IT teams burdened with elevation requests
• Security teams reducing attack surface

Benefits

For security: Reduced attack surface, ransomware mitigation, compliance

For IT: Fewer helpdesk tickets, automated elevation, centralized management

For users: Seamless experience, self-service, no productivity loss

Specification

Platforms	Windows, macOS
Elevation	Per-app, just-in-time
Control	Whitelist, blacklist, greylist
Management	Cloud console, on-prem server

FAQ

Will users lose productivity? Not with proper deployment. Learning mode identifies requirements. Elevation without obstacles.

How long does deployment take? POC: 1-2 weeks. Production rollout: 2-6 weeks depending on scope.

Does Privilege Manager support macOS? Yes. Native macOS support with full privilege elevation control.

What about legacy apps requiring admin? Policy can auto-elevate specific legacy apps without giving full admin.

How does sandboxing work? Unknown apps run in isolated environment with restricted access. Safe testing.

Do I need an agent? Yes. Lightweight Delinea Agent installed on endpoints.

What about EDR integration? Complementary. EDR detects threats, Privilege Manager prevents through least privilege.

Can I test before enforcement? Yes. Learning mode and audit-only policies. See impact before blocking.

What about reporting? Dashboards, elevation statistics, blocked applications, compliance reports.

What about support? Delinea support for software. nFlo offers EPM deployment and policy development.