PRIVILEGED ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT (PAM) SOLUTION

The County of Sacramento issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) #8367 for a Privileged Account Management (PAM) solution. The proposed solution must protect data and assets from unauthorized access, offer a repeatable process for granting or removing rights to privileged accounts and assets, and have full, auditable logs. The solution should also have the capability to send notifications when identified and monitored county assets are being accessed. The contract was awarded to Optiv Security, Inc. • The PAM solution must meet legislative and legal requirements. • The solution must be able to monitor and record user sessions when utilizing a privileged account. • The solution must have searchable criteria for user accounts, privileged accounts, and specific assets. • The solution must be able to send notifications when county assets are being accessed. • The contract was awarded after a competitive bidding process with seven bid responses.