Elevating Privileged Access Security with IBM Security Verify Privilege Discovery
One of the strongest differentiators of IBM Security Verify Privilege (ISVP) in the Privileged Access Management ecosystem is its advanced and highly automated Discovery capability. While most PAM solutions offer basic account detection, ISVP goes significantly further by providing deep, accurate, and extensible discovery mechanisms that help organizations gain full visibility into their privileged landscape.
ISVP’s Discovery engine can scan Windows environments and automatically detect a wide range of privileged identities. It identifies Windows services, application pool accounts, and scheduled task accounts, capturing not only their credentials but also their operational context within the system. On top of that, ISVP can enumerate local machine accounts and determine whether these accounts hold administrative privileges. This level of insight is essential for reducing unknown risks and ensuring that no unmanaged privileged profile remains unnoticed.
The platform does not limit itself to domain assets. Using custom launchers, ISVP can also discover local database accounts and accounts on non-domain or workgroup machines. This capability is particularly valuable for hybrid or legacy environments where non-domain workloads still play a critical role. By integrating these account types into the Discovery pipeline, organizations can consolidate their entire privileged identity inventory under a single management solution.
Another powerful advantage is ISVP’s rule based automation. Administrators can define rules that automatically onboard, rotate, or manage newly discovered accounts across machines. When a new privileged account is created whether intentionally or accidentally ISVP can detect it and immediately bring it under centralized control. This reduces manual effort, minimizes human error, and ensures consistent security posture across the infrastructure.
All these features are managed through the intuitive ISVP interface, where administrators can easily configure scans, review results, apply rules, and take action on discovered identities. The interface is designed to simplify complex workflows, allowing security teams to focus on strategy rather than operational overhead.
The Discovery capability in ISVP stands out as one of the most comprehensive in the PAM market. Its ability to detect, classify, and automatically manage privileged identities across domain, non-domain, and application level environments gives organizations a significant advantage in securing their infrastructure. ISVP not only finds the accounts that other solutions miss but also provides the tools to manage them efficiently from a single, unified console.
I will add visuals in the next section to demonstrate the Discovery process and its management workflow.
