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India's 2015 Smart Cities initiative\r\n aims to enhance infrastructure, security, and quality of life.\r\n With real-time data from smart bins and traffic sensors, securing\r\n these networks from cyber threats is crucial."},{"acf_fc_layout":"solution_section","image":1124,"tab_name":"SOLUTIONS","heading":"ARCON PAM: Empowering Smart City Security<\/span>","para":"ARCON PAM (Privileged Access Management) provided a comprehensive security solution by implementing rule-based access control and fine-grained policies for privileged accounts while enabling seamless monitoring of privileged user activities across the Smart City's infrastructure.\r\n","cta":{"cta_text":"Explore PAM","cta_url":"http:\/\/testabc.arcon.xyz:1008\/privileged-access-management\/","cta_icon":216}},{"acf_fc_layout":"product_application_section","tab_name":"Product Application","heading":"ARCON PAM: Customized Security<\/span> for Critical IT Environments","accordian_left":[{"sub_heading":" Unified Access Control ","para":"Implements One Admin Control as a policy engine to authorize access, providing a secure gateway to target devices and enabling centralized management of privileged users."},{"sub_heading":"Customer Identity and Access Management","para":"Applies fine-grained restrictions on privileged users through server-wise, group-wise, and user-wise command filtering, especially useful for controlling third-party access."},{"sub_heading":"Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)","para":"Secures privileged access through native software-based One-Time Password (OTP) authentication and integration with third-party solutions like Gemalto for biometric authentication."}],"accordian_right":[{"sub_heading":"Password Vault Security","para":"Implements an electronic vault using AES-256 bit encryption with additional proprietary encryption for storing privileged passwords, featuring release request workflow and secure emergency password retrieval."},{"sub_heading":"Real-Time Monitoring Dashboard","para":"Provides real-time monitoring of all privileged activities, logging every user action on target systems in both video and text formats to reduce attack vectors."},{"sub_heading":"Comprehensive Audit System","para":"Delivers customized reporting, comprehensive audit logs, and threat analytics to help the security team make informed decisions about privileged activities."}],"cta":{"cta_text":"Request A Demo","cta_iframe":"