Report by Bitwarden
The problem with PAM: Why organizations are skipping this essential solution
Key Findings
11% of Bitwarden customers are unsure whether their organization experienced a security incident tied to overprivileged access.
40% of Bitwarden customers without a PAM solution cite cost as the most frequently cited barrier to adopting PAM.
30% of Bitwarden customers without a PAM solution say management does not see a need for PAM.
20% of Bitwarden customers without a PAM solution cite required IT resources as a barrier to adopting PAM.
25% of Bitwarden customers using PAM identify cost as the most significant challenge with their current PAM solution.
16% of Bitwarden customers using PAM cite complexity as the most significant challenge with their current PAM solution, and 16% cite slow deployment.
65% of Bitwarden customers cite compliance requirements as a leading factor influencing PAM adoption decisions.
67% of mid-market Bitwarden customers report having 20 or fewer privileged accounts to secure.
71% of Bitwarden customers rate compliance-ready audit logs as extremely or very valuable.
67% of Bitwarden customers rate credential access rules as extremely or very valuable.
65% of Bitwarden customers rate credential rotation as extremely or very valuable.
57% of Bitwarden customers rank secrets management as a top-three PAM capability need.
38% of Bitwarden customers rank credential rotation as a top-three PAM capability need.
20% of Bitwarden customers report that their organization experienced a security incident tied to overprivileged access.
55% of Bitwarden customers report that their organizations have no privileged access management (PAM) solution in place.