Just-In-Time Privilege Elevation and Vendor Risk Management: Closing the Door on Standing Privileges

A new account appears in your system—elevated privileges, unknown origin, late at night. This is how breaches begin.

Just-In-Time Privilege Elevation cuts that threat at the root. Instead of leaving admin rights always on, it grants them only when needed, for a short window, verified and tracked. When the task is complete, access disappears. No permanent keys to the kingdom. No lingering exposure.

Vendor Risk Management is the second line of defense. External partners, contractors, and third-party applications often require privileged access to your infrastructure. Without strict control, these connections become kill chains waiting to be used. Combining Vendor Risk Management with Just-In-Time Privilege Elevation keeps external access under constant watch—approved, time-boxed, and auditable.

Effective integration starts with a clear policy. Define privilege boundaries for both internal users and vendors. Require multi-factor authentication before elevation. Log every change in privilege states. Automate expiration so you don’t rely on humans to revoke rights. Link your Vendor Risk Management platform with your privilege elevation tools so vendor access is granted only after risk scoring and compliance checks.

Security teams should measure success not by the absence of incidents, but by the speed of containment. Just-In-Time systems shrink the attack window. Vendor risk controls remove unnecessary trust. Together they harden the perimeter from within.

Attackers exploit the weakest link. You control whether that link exists. Deploy Just-In-Time Privilege Elevation integrated with Vendor Risk Management, and remove standing privileges from your environment. See it live in minutes at hoop.dev.