Leostream announced a new service to manage and secure organizational
resources accessed by third parties-such as external contractors, service
providers, and other non-employees-with third-party privileged status.
Third-party users often require access to an
organization's infrastructure for IT-related tasks, to collaborate with
internal employees, or to perform outsourced assignments. The Leostream
Privileged Remote Access service addresses the most challenging scenario in
providing remote access to vendors, freelancers, and external stakeholders: how
to secure data, applications, and infrastructure, while ensuring productivity
and a consistent experience.
Features of the Leostream Privileged Remote
Access service include:
Remote access management
At the heart of the service is Leostream's 20+
years of experience managing remote access to resources based on the user's
identity and function. Administrators can use the Leostream service to grant
external parties as much or as little access as is required by their role,
limit access by date and time, and automatically revoke access as required.
Security
The Leostream service is based on zero-trust
principles according to the user, workload, and hours of operation. After
access is granted, corporate resources are further secured by giving external
users a dedicated username/password to log into Leostream, without knowing the
username/password for the corporate desktop they are logging into.
Any device, any OS, from anywhere
The Leostream service enables users to connect
with nearly any hardware, device, and OS including Windows, Linux, macOS,
ChromeOS, Android, and iOS. The Leostream in-browser desktop viewer requires no
agent software be installed on corporate resources and avoids the need for
installing software on vendor devices.
VPN-less
Virtual private networks are frustrating for
end users, constrain performance, and introduce security holes. Leostream does
away with VPNs in favor of a streamlined gateway that programmatically opens
and closes access to the specific organizational resources that users are
empowered to see and use.
Track, Audit, and Report
Leostream provides administrators with session
recording and comprehensive logs of remote access. High-level reporting can
track third-party login and resource usage, monitor for anomalous activity, and
ensure policies are enforced.
"Granting third-party access is no longer
optional in most modern business environments, but it's imperative that it be
tightly controlled so corporate resources are only shared with authorized
individuals and under extreme security frameworks," said Karen
Gondoly, Leostream CEO. "The Leostream Privileged Remote Access service is an
ideal way to work with outside contractors, freelancers, and service providers and
gives our customers the power to control remote access, ensure third parties
get what they need, and reduce the substantial risk of alternative approaches."