Security | Threat Detection | Cyberattacks | DevSecOps | Compliance

Insights from Chris Dugan, Manager, Enterprise Account Development at Teleport If you're just starting out in sales, chances are you've come across the title “SDR” (Sales Development Representative) more times than you can count. But here at Teleport, we’ve rebranded our entire SDR function to something that better reflects the real work being done: Enterprise Account Development.

When I speak to customers across EMEA, one thing is clear: regulations like the EU's Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) are becoming very real, very fast. Financial institutions and their service providers are being asked to do more than ever before to demonstrate secure operations, especially when it comes to managing access to infrastructure. That's exactly why we hosted a recent webinar in partnership with Falx. The goal?

Modern infrastructure is already complex, characterized by distributed environments, multi-cloud deployments, and dynamic change. Now add Large Language Models (LLMs) to the mix, and the challenge grows exponentially. Engineering leaders are under pressure to deliver innovation fast, while also safeguarding against breaches, misconfigurations, and human error. That’s why initiatives like eliminating static credentials, enforcing just-in-time access, and reducing SSH key sprawl are gaining traction.

Just-in-time (JIT) access isn’t easy. This Reddit thread of cybersecurity pros surfaces many of the most common JIT headaches — and you may be encountering those same challenges yourself. As noted in the thread, no users should be “swimming in access”, especially as standing privileges and over-permissioned accounts continue to be a major source of breaches. The truth is, many JIT models struggle to keep up with today’s fast-moving, cloud-native environments.