Most virtual security breaches, both at home and in the workplace, on brought about by the users of the computers themselves. While not done intentionally, careless actions or sometimes even just actions without educated foresight are what put your personal or business information at risk. Hackers, spyware, and malware need a way in before they can attack your computer and begin stealing information, and so the logical solution is to make sure your computers and their networks are secure and fail safes are put in place to prevent security breaches.

The simpler attempts at cure all fixes are to implement least privilege principles or completely eliminate admin rights. Least privilege greatly reduces the access the different users have while using their accounts on computers, giving them only the minimum access they need to achieve their assigned tasks and disabling their ability to download software of any kind, as installing software is one of the quickest and easiest ways spyware and malware can infiltrate a computer.

Eliminating admin rights is tricky in that it makes your computer, server and network more secure, but it often does so at the expense of productivity. Users use admin rights to perform their tasks quickly and effectively. Removing those rights can slow the process down. The trick is ensuring security without sacrificing productivity.

PowerBroker Virtualization is the solution, effectively balancing security and productivity without sacrificing either one of them. PowerBroker Virtualization is a virtual platform that serves to monitor user tasks. It does not slow users down because users do not have to interact with the platform. They simply go about submitting their tasks to be completed as they always would, and the virtual platform monitors them transparently.

Though the user does not see it, all tasks past through the PowerBroker Virtualization virtual platform and are either approved for denied. Approved tasks continue without disruption. Denied tasks are logged and reported to your terminal or management console, enabling you to monitor tasks and identify potential risks to security.

PowerBroker Virtualization is the perfect solution because it essentially eliminates admin rights without actually having to eliminate them. Instead, the rights are safely stored away and monitored, and privileges are designated and delegated on a per task basis, rather than giving blanket privileges to different users who may not need some of them and greatly reducing the overall security of the entire network or computer.