BeyondTrust has launched PowerBroker Servers Linux Edition, which offers granular privilege delegation and centralised keystroke logging for enhanced security and compliance for regulations like SOX, PCI-DSS, HIPAA, COBIT and ISO 27001.

According to BeyondTrust, PowerBroker Servers offers PowerBroker capabilities to customers standardising on a Linux server infrastructure; and provides central delegation of privileges and authorisation without disclosing the root password on Linux platforms for security.

In addition, PowerBroker Servers also provides a cost-effective offerings to manage administrative privileges in Linux based datacenters, virtualised environments and public or private clouds; enables secure and searchable keystroke logging capabilities of all privileged activities for compliance; and automated centralised policy approval workflows, I/O log reviews and audit trails for enhanced productivity.

Saurabh Bhatnagar, VP of product management at BeyondTrust, said: "Linux based virtualised datacenters and cloud infrastructures are the hot trend, and customers are getting increasingly comfortable deploying their mission critical applications on those platforms.

"We recognise that cost-economics are a prime driver for Linux adoption. With PowerBroker Servers Linux Edition, customers can rest assured that their mission critical Linux infrastructure will be secure and compliant at an attractive price-point."