1. Planning Strategy

• Evaluation
  Commence by recognizing those who need access to CyberArk, detailing the resources they need, and the reasons for these requirements. Record the existing access privileges and see if these can be pared down or discarded entirely. An entitlement discovery tool provides improved visibility.
• Policy development
  Design clear regulations relating to the granting and withdrawal of access rights. Lay down the guidelines specifying who can request access, under what circumstances, and for what duration. Especially for privileged roles, specify time-limited parameters.
• True source
  Combine your JIT access system with an Identity Provider e.g. Okta, Google Workspace, Azure AD, OneLogin. This will guarantee the true source for identities. Providing individual identities instead of shared accounts ensures better control and audit precision.

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2. Achievement or Implementation

• Autonomous access requests
  Make the process user-friendly by having users request access via the system instead of manual requests to personnel. Improve the rate of adoption by incorporating IM platforms such as Slack or MS Teams. Ensure requests detail who's asking, the required service/resource/role, duration, and reason.

• Approval procedure
  JIT access provides companies with the opportunity to pass on approvals to individuals with business context. Resource owners and business unit managers often have better context than IT helpdesks. Leverage message platforms for fast responses, giving approvers all the needed data to make an informed assessment.

• Targeted approval workflows
  Embed your pre-set policies into the approval workflows that govern who has access to what information and under what stipulations. Assign these if-then conditions; e.g. IF identity group "X" requests access, get approval from "Z" and notify "M".

• Integrations
  Link JIT access with other IT and security protocols to ensure flexibility. Integrate with data categorization platforms to accommodate for data sensitivity.
• Automated granting and revoking of access rights
  To effectively manage access to CyberArk, a good understanding of the system is needed in order to efficiently and precisely adjust access rights. This will reduce waiting times on personnel and, ideally, allow all permissions to be handled from one centralized point.
• Access methods
  Generally, APIs are more flexible and real-time compared to other forms of access; in other instances, a mix of methods such as SAML for authentication, SCIM for user provisioning, and APIs for precise access control decisions might be needed run alongside CyberArk JIT Access.

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3. Maintenance or Preservation

• Regular Audits
  Routinely monitor access records to ensure that JIT access is functioning as expected. If there are any unusual patterns or behaviors, investigate these, and feed the logs into your SIEM. Access to the user access review process can be automated to speed up evidence collection, delegate reviewers, and ensure system compliance.
• User Training
  Regular training on JIT Access, especially for privileged users, will guarantee that your users understand how to request access when required.
• Cycle of Feedback
  Constant check on usage and feedback from both users and IT staff is the surest way to make improvements.

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By adopting this strategic approach, you will be able to effectively enforce a robust Just-in-Time Access system for CyberArk.