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Cloud access simplified, secured, and just a request away

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Author Brooke Jameson

Product insights

CyberArk introduces Access Requests for Secure Cloud Access: Secure, seamless user experience for requestors and approvers alike.

Securing and requesting access to multiple clouds can feel like navigating through a maze of approvals and endless tool-switching. In an ideal world, access requests would provide users with frictionless, just-in-time access across AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud from within their existing platform.

With CyberArk’s latest functionality, Access Requests for Secure Cloud Access (SCA), this user-friendly vision is now a reality.

In this forward-thinking reality, privileged access is no longer a permanent invitation; it’s a guest pass. Users request access only when needed, receiving time-limited, risk-aware cloud permissions that automatically expire when the job is done. Think of it as a secure backstage pass to your cloud environments, powered by the principle of zero standing privileges. This game-changing approach slashes risk by eliminating standing permissions lurking in your infrastructure.

By integrating access management across diverse domains, CyberArk ensures that no identity is overlooked – whether a human operator, a service account, or an AI-driven process – delivering comprehensive, end-to-end privileged access security. This is the future of privilege.

Unified security across every identity and workload

CyberArk’s Access Requests for SCA functionality is more than just an enhancement for cloud access; it’s a cornerstone of a unified access security story that spans across IT teams, developers, and machine identities. Privileged access is secured consistently for every identity, across any infrastructure your organization uses: on-premises data centers, cloud-native environments, SaaS applications, and AI workloads. All this lives within a single platform, creating seamless security that doesn’t force teams to juggle multiple tools or manage potentially inconsistent policies.

Proven foundations, elevated by innovation

CyberArk builds on its trusted foundation of privileged access management (PAM) capabilities – such as vaulting, credential rotation, and session management – adding innovative modern models like zero standing privileges (ZSP) and just-In-time (JIT) access. This unique blend of proven controls and dynamic access policies is essential to secure today’s hybrid and multi-cloud environments.

Seamless, context-driven, integrated access workflows

The magic of this approach lies in its seamless integration and simplicity. Access requests flow effortlessly through the platform, enriched with context like access reason, duration, and connection specifics. Approval workflows are automated and integrated with popular IT service management (ITSM) systems, meaning approvals happen in real-time without leaving the interface. No more bouncing between apps. And no more manual, outdated spreadsheets.

Critical break-glass emergency scenarios that require immediate privileged access can be requested directly within the platform, eliminating the usual approval hoops and need to navigate external tools. This streamlines emergency responses while maintaining audit trails and security controls. It keeps your cloud environment protected without slowing down urgent operations, for example, when break-glass access to a production environment is needed to immediately combat a widespread performance outage.

Continuous monitoring and compliance confidence

And it’s not only about securing access: It’s also about maintaining control. Every session is continuously monitored and audited, ensuring compliance teams have peace of mind while developers, SREs, and platform engineers stay empowered.

Here’s why Access Requests for SCA raises the bar:

  • An intuitive, centralized interface for requesting and granting cloud access that anyone can master – within the CyberArk platform.
  • A true on-demand access model enforced by Zero Standing Privileges, ensuring access only lasts as long as necessary.
  • Native integrations that keep every part of the workflow inside a single platform.
  • Immediate break-glass emergency access requests handled entirely within the platform, bypassing external ITSM dependencies for faster, secure response.

 

The future of privilege: Unlock agility without sacrificing security

As organizations continue to embrace hybrid, multi-cloud, and AI-driven environments, the way we manage privileged access must evolve, moving beyond static controls to dynamic, context-aware security that adapts in real time. Access Requests for SCA delivers on this vision, combining the trusted reliability of proven PAM with the innovative agility of modern access models.

By unifying access security across every identity and infrastructure, CyberArk empowers your teams to move faster, innovate confidently, and stay ahead of emerging threats while maintaining full control and compliance. With cloud security that is agile and intuitive, organizations industry-wide can confidently embrace innovation.