ESSENTIAL 4 Giving The Right Admin ‘Passes’ A user with administrator privileges, or Admin, has the rights to do many things on a network, such as install software, add new users or access sensitive data. If a malware infects the account or computer of an Admin account holder, it can severely compromise the network. Data can be lost and the attacker may be able to access other systems and networks to do further damage. This defence strategy restricts administrator privileges to authorised individuals, who need this level of access to do their work effectively and efficiently. This prevents attackers, who illegally access a network, from installing malware that will allow them to roam the network freely and access, modify or remove information. Only the Admin of computer accounts and network shall have the necessary privileged rights. Moreover, access to an Admin’s account shall only be granted via stringent multifactor authentication.