On April 14, Axidian took part in SPG Synergy in Tunis together with its partner SPG Software Productivity Group.
The agenda focused on practical cybersecurity challenges — from access control gaps to managing complex IT environments where visibility is often limited.
Axidian was represented by Sofiia Aleksandrovskaia, Regional Manager Africa, who delivered a session titled: “Les hackers adorent vos comptes privilégiés — reprenez le contrôle.”
Privileged accounts remain a primary attack vector
Privileged access is still one of the most common ways attackers gain control over infrastructure.
According to the Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report, over 80% of breaches involve compromised credentials, including privileged accounts.
Administrative accounts, service identities, and elevated permissions provide direct access to critical systems. Once compromised, they allow attackers to move across infrastructure, disable controls, and access sensitive data.
Control requires visibility, not just policies
Many organizations already have access policies in place. The issue is that policies alone do not guarantee control.
Teams need to:
- see who accessed what and when
- understand what actions were performed
- react to suspicious behavior during active sessions
Without this level of visibility, incident investigation turns into reconstruction rather than analysis.
Local conversations show the same pattern
Discussions in Tunis followed the same pattern we see in other regions: teams are moving from general awareness of access risks to practical questions about implementation.
The focus is shifting toward:
- how to unify access across systems
- how to monitor privileged activity in real time
- how to align access control with compliance requirements
These are operational questions — not strategic ones.
In this context, privileged access management becomes a way to structure what is already there.
With Axidian Privilege (PAM), organizations can:
- centralize privileged account management
- remove direct access to credentials
- monitor and record sessions
- apply consistent access policies across systems
The goal is straightforward: make access controlled, traceable, and predictable across the entire infrastructure.
Why privileged access is still the hardest problem to control
SPG Synergy confirmed a familiar pattern: the challenge is not understanding the risk — it’s managing it consistently across real systems.
And privileged access is where these gaps become visible first.
