Adopting a PAM solution : overcome your barriers with PROVE IT

Securing privileged access is no longer optional. Between cyberattacks, regulatory requirements, the growing complexity of hybrid information systems, and AI agents, privileged accounts now represent one of the primary risk factors for organisations.

Despite this growing awareness, many CIOs, CISOs and infrastructure managers still hesitate to deploy a Privileged Access Management (PAM) solution. Not for lack of interest, but due to well-identified barriers: technical complexity, lack of time, budget constraints and team resistance. This is reflected in our LinkedIn poll published a few weeks ago.

The good news ? Your choice of bastion solution can help you overcome some of these barriers. Here is how Rubycat addresses them through PROVE IT.

1. Team resistance

Implementing a PAM solution directly affects the habits of administrators and technical teams, changing access methods, introducing session monitoring and new procedures.

Even though the approach is entirely legitimate from a security standpoint, it can be perceived as an additional constraint, a lack of trust, or a feeling of being watched over at every turn.

Yet a PAM project cannot succeed without team buy-in.

— In response : PROVE IT delivers a smooth, transparent experience

For us, it is essential to offer a user-centred approach that simplifies usage without disrupting existing habits.

With this in mind, the solution focuses on a fluid, intuitive and frictionless access experience:

Native, transparent access: users can connect directly to their environments via SSH, RDP and HTTPS without complex intermediate steps. Authentication to the service is replaced by authentication to PROVE IT. Once authenticated, access to resources requires no further authentication action from the user.
A unified, readable portal: users can easily find all their resources (web, RDP, SSH) within a single, clear and organised access point.
Reduced day-to-day friction: fewer actions, less complexity, for a more natural and rapid adoption.

By prioritising simplicity, continuity of use and access transparency, this approach helps remove adoption barriers and effectively supports teams through the change.

— PROVE IT also provides change management support through its partner network

Our solution goes beyond technology, with comprehensive support delivered through a network of PROVE IT-trained partners to:

Analyse your needs
Deploy the solution
Train your teams
Support change management

The goal is simple : to make PAM a tool for securing and simplifying daily operations, rather than merely a control mechanism. Thanks to an intuitive interface and tailored support, adoption comes naturally, with progressive skill development and rapidly tangible benefits.

2. Technical complexity

IT teams often perceive a PAM project as a heavy undertaking, likely to destabilise their environment and increase their workload.

Introducing a new security layer raises legitimate questions: risk of incompatibility with existing systems, concerns about a lengthy and complex project, potential impact on production, or a steep learning curve for IT teams.

— In response : PROVE IT delivers adaptability and operational simplicity

Our bastion host has been designed to integrate with your existing environment, not constrain it, with:

Interoperability with standard market environments (directories, systems, hypervisors, ITSM solutions, DevOps tools, etc.) and the most widely used protocols (RDP/SSH/HTTP/S)
An adaptable architecture, compatible with on-premise, cloud or hybrid infrastructures
Agentless, with no impact whatsoever on administered servers
An intuitive interface designed for technical teams, with a quick learning curve and simplified administration
Comprehensive, detailed documentation to facilitate usage

PROVE IT integrates progressively into your existing environment without requiring a complete architectural overhaul.

The result : smooth deployment with no production impact, and rapid adoption thanks to a simple and intuitive user experience.

3. Lack of time

Availability is a significant barrier. Teams are simultaneously managing multiple priorities: transformation projects, operational maintenance, regulatory compliance, incident management…

And between benchmarking solutions, testing, feedback cycles and deployment, implementing a bastion can easily stretch over several months.

In this context, a project such as deploying a PAM solution may be postponed for one simple reason : lack of time.

— In response : PROVE IT deploys rapidly

Of course, the bastion solution alone cannot free up space in your schedule. But it has been designed and developed to be deployed in minimum time:

Fast installation : in 30 minutes
Simplified configuration thanks to rapid tool familiarisation (within a few hours)
First privileged accesses configured in just half a day

Teams can therefore quickly secure their most sensitive accounts, then progressively extend the scope of protection. Rather than a large-scale, lengthy and complex project, PROVE IT fits into a progressive and pragmatic approach, perfectly suited to the operational constraints of IT teams.

4. Budget constraints

With budgets under pressure, every investment must be justified. PAM can sometimes be perceived as a significant additional cost, a compliance project rather than a performance one, or a solution that is complex to size correctly.

Decision-makers are looking for a model aligned with their operational reality.

— In response : PROVE IT is available through a flexible, controlled purchasing model

Our solution takes a clear and transparent approach:

Pricing adapted to the size and needs of each organisation
A model based on the number of simultaneous sessions (in increments of 5), not on the number of resources or users — which are unlimited
Choice of perpetual licence or subscription

The benefits :

No penalty in the event of user growth and/or expansion of the managed estate
Cost optimisation aligned with actual usage
Choice between two models depending on your strategy:
- Perpetual licence: a long-term investment that maximises return over time and provides full cost control
- Subscription: a more flexible model with a lower entry cost, while benefiting from the same full feature set and simplified budget management

Barriers should no longer delay the securing of privileged access

Technical complexity, lack of time, budget constraints, team resistance — these barriers are understandable, but they should no longer hold back the securing of privileged access. With PROVE IT, implementing a PAM solution becomes a simple, fast, financially controlled project, supported throughout the change process.

In a context of heightened cyber risk, the question is no longer "Should we invest in a PAM solution?" but rather "Can we still afford not to?"