BeyondTrust & AWS partner to boost cloud identity security
BeyondTrust has entered into a multi-year strategic collaboration agreement with Amazon Web Services to align efforts on secure cloud adoption and identity security.
The agreement sees BeyondTrust and AWS focusing on joint innovation, market expansion and long-term growth by coordinating go-to-market strategies and joint investments.
The partnership is intended to help organisations accelerate secure adoption of the cloud, with a particular emphasis on identity security across hybrid environments.
Shared objectives
The collaboration allows BeyondTrust and AWS to provide customers with more integrated solutions, coordinated field engagement, and a wider global reach. Both companies aim to address the growing need for robust security measures as more businesses transition to cloud-based infrastructure.
David Manks, Vice President of Strategic Alliances at BeyondTrust, said: "At BeyondTrust our mission is to deliver exceptional identity-first security within reach of any organisation. As sophisticated attacks increase, our collaboration with AWS delivers the end-to-end visibility and control customers need to stay ahead of these threats. Together, we're empowering organisations to secure both human and non-human identities with the scale and confidence only AWS and BeyondTrust can deliver."
BeyondTrust's Pathfinder Platform will enable customers to deploy a set of six core identity security controls tailored for cloud environments. These controls comprise Just-in-Time Access and Least Privilege Enforcement, Secure Remote Access without legacy VPNs, Password Management for privileged accounts, Secrets Management for DevOps credentials in the cloud, Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management to address over-permissioned identities, and Identity Threat Detection & Response for real-time threat monitoring and containment.
The controls are designed to enhance security posture while supporting operational efficiency.
Customer perspectives
David Lokke, Senior Systems Administrator at Premier Bankcard, commented on the impact of the integrated solutions, stating: "As part of our move to AWS, we needed a more seamless, secure way to manage access across our cloud environment. BeyondTrust Password Safe integrated easily with our existing BeyondTrust solutions, connecting through Privileged Remote Access directly on AWS. It simplified access management and improved the experience for our vendor partners."
This integration is expected to be particularly beneficial for organisations that have distributed workforces or rely on external partners, as it provides a unified approach to identity security across various environments, thus reducing complexity and risk.
Security alignment
Carol Potts, General Manager, North America ISV Sales at AWS, addressed the shared commitment to security standards, saying: "Security is 'job zero' at AWS, and BeyondTrust is equally committed to upholding rigorous security, compliance, and scalability standards. We are excited to deepen our relationship with BeyondTrust as we continue to innovate for our joint customers and provide them with unparalleled threat protection today—and in the future."
The collaboration highlights how both AWS and BeyondTrust intend to support customers as security becomes an ever more significant focus due to increasing cyber threats targeting identity infrastructure.
The two companies aim to bring flexibility to organisations across industries, enabling a more secure transition and operation in cloud environments.
BeyondTrust and AWS plan to continue coordinating their technological and business efforts to help customers manage identities more effectively, responding to the evolving landscape of cloud security risks.
The agreement sets the stage for ongoing product development and customer-focused initiatives grounded in security best practice and operational efficiency.
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