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Privileged user monitoring

Serverless Security

Elastic Cloud Serverless projects are autoscaled environments, fully managed by Elastic and available on Elastic Cloud.

Availability

  • Generally available

    This functionality is generally available and ready for production usage.

Stack Removed 9.4 …

The Elastic Stack includes Elastic's core products such as Elasticsearch, Kibana, Logstash, and Beats.

Availability

  • Removed in 9.4

    This functionality was removed. You can no longer use it if you're running on this version or a later one.

  • Generally available in 9.3

    This functionality is generally available and ready for production usage.

  • Preview from 9.1 to 9.2

    This functionality is in technical preview and is ready for evaluation. Use with caution in production; it is not recommended for mission-critical workloads. Elastic will work to fix any issues, but features in technical preview are not subject to the support SLA of official GA features. Specific Support terms apply.

Unless stated otherwise on the page, this functionality is available when your Elastic Stack is deployed on Elastic Cloud Hosted, Elastic Cloud Enterprise, Elastic Cloud on Kubernetes, and self-managed environments.

This documentation corresponds to the latest patch available for each minor version. If you're not using the latest patch, check the release notes for changes.

Note Elastic Cloud Serverless projects are autoscaled environments, fully managed by Elastic and available on Elastic Cloud. Availability Removed This functionality was removed. You can no longer use it if you're running on this version or a later one. The Elastic Stack includes Elastic's core products such as Elasticsearch, Kibana, Logstash, and Beats. Availability Removed in 9.4 This functionality was removed. You can no longer use it if you're running on this version or a later one. This documentation corresponds to the latest patch available for each minor version. If you're not using the latest patch, check the release notes for changes.

Privileged user monitoring is removed. Use Watchlists instead.

Privileged user monitoring allows you to track the activity of users with elevated permissions, such as system administrators or users with access to sensitive data. These accounts are often targets for attackers who try to gain elevated privileges and access critical systems. To reduce this risk, it’s important to monitor and audit privileged users’ behavior regularly.

Use privileged user monitoring to proactively identify suspicious activities, such as over-provisioning of rights or malicious insider threats, before they cause damage.

The Privileged user monitoring dashboard gives you a centralized, high-level view of privileged users’ activity. It helps you identify suspicious behavior, prioritize investigations, and quickly access the data you need to respond.