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Continuous Session Governance for MSSPs

Govern every privileged session. Protect every customer. Prove it to every auditor.

MSSPs Face a Governance Gap No Perimeter Tool Can Close

Your admin credentials are the most valuable target in your customers' environments — and the hardest to defend with conventional tools.

1,500+
downstream businesses affected when REvil exploited MSP remote access tools in the Kaseya VSA ransomware attack (2021)
15%
of all data breaches in 2024 involved a third party, including MSSPs and managed service providers — up year-over-year (
18,000+
organisations breached through compromised privileged remote access credentials in the SolarWinds SUNBURST supply chain
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MSSP Accounts as Primary Attack Targets

A single compromised MSSP admin credential provides attackers with privileged access across every environment your team manages. MFA confirms the login — it cannot verify what happens inside the session once access is granted. In 2022, the Five Eyes intelligence alliance — comprising CISA, the NCSC, the FBI, and security agencies from Australia, Canada, and New Zealand — issued a joint advisory specifically warning that MSSPs are primary targets for state-sponsored actors and ransomware groups seeking simultaneous access to multiple downstream customer environments.

  • Admin session verification at the keystroke level
  • Credential theft and session hijacking prevention
  • Post-authentication enforcement across all managed environments
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Cross-Customer Contamination

Attackers who compromise one MSSP session can move laterally across customer environment boundaries — propagating ransomware, exfiltrating data, and establishing persistence across multiple customers before any alert fires. Keystrike blocks lateral movement at the command level before it crosses the customer boundary.

03
Proving Access Integrity to Customers

Customers increasingly demand cryptographic proof that their MSSP cannot be impersonated. Keystrike produces tamper-evident session records for every privileged action — giving you the evidence to demonstrate accountability at every level and a differentiated service tier to go with it.

Three Attack Paths That Bypass MFA, PAM, and EDR in MSSP Environments

Attackers who compromise an MSSP workstation operate inside a legitimate session — invisible to MFA, PAM, and post-authentication controls. Every command appears authorised. Every action looks like the engineer. By the time the breach is confirmed, customer environments across the managed portfolio are already compromised.

01 — Session Hijacking and Admin Credential Abuse

Session Hijacking and Admin Credential Abuse

Attackers who compromise an MSSP workstation operate inside a legitimate session — invisible to MFA, PAM, and post-authentication controls. Every command appears authorised. Every action looks like the engineer. By the time the breach is confirmed, customer environments across the managed portfolio are already compromised.

The 2021 Kaseya VSA ransomware attack exploited MSP remote access tools to deploy REvil ransomware across approximately 1,500 downstream businesses in 17 countries — all through legitimate remote sessions. Keystrike would have blocked the unauthorised remote commands before execution — containing the blast radius regardless of credential validity.

Keystrike closes this gap by continuously validating that every command originates from verified physical input on an approved device — not just at login, but throughout the entire session.

02 — Cross-Customer Lateral Movement

Cross-Customer Lateral Movement

Once inside an MSSP session, attackers can pivot across customer environment boundaries — using the same credentials, the same tools, and the same access that MSSP engineers use legitimately every day. Network segmentation and perimeter controls offer no defence against an authenticated session that already has permission to cross boundaries.

In the SolarWinds SUNBURST attack (2020), attackers used compromised supply chain access to move laterally through 18,000+ organisations — many through MSP and managed service channels. The breach remained undetected for nine months. Keystrike limits attacker dwell time to minutes — not months.

Keystrike closes this gap by validating every command that crosses environment boundaries, blocking RDP hijacks, inherited sessions, and credential replay before lateral movement can propagate to downstream customers.

03 — Supply Chain and Remote Tool Exploitation

Supply Chain and Remote Tool Exploitation

MSSP operations depend on remote management tools — RMM platforms, SSH jump servers, RDP gateways, and scripting frameworks. Attackers increasingly target these tools directly, exploiting vulnerabilities or stolen credentials to push malicious commands across entire customer portfolios simultaneously — far faster than any human response can contain.

The ConnectWise ScreenConnect vulnerability (February 2024) was exploited within 48 hours of disclosure, allowing attackers to push ransomware across MSP customer environments through legitimate remote access tools. With Keystrike, commands from unattested sources are blocked regardless of the delivery mechanism.

Keystrike closes this gap by requiring every command to be cryptographically attested to physical human input. Automated scripts, injected commands, and remote tool exploitation generate no valid attestation — and are blocked before execution.

Why MFA, PAM, and SIEM Cannot Secure Privileged Sessions in MSSP Environments

Keystrike does not record keystrokes, credentials, or personally identifiable information. Session verification is cryptographic — not behavioural — eliminating false positives and analyst alert fatigue.

IAM and PAM grant access. SIEM and XDR log events after the fact. Keystrike governs the live session.

Continuous Session Governance for NIS2, DORA, ISO 27001, and SOC 2 Requirements

Every privileged session produces continuous, tamper-evident audit records that satisfy MSSP regulatory and contractual requirements as a direct output of governance — not as a separate compliance process.

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How Keystrike Supports NIS2 Compliance for MSSPs

Keystrike supports compliance with NIS2 (Network and Information Security Directive 2), ISO 27001:2022, SOC 2 Type 2, DORA (Digital Operational Resilience Act), NIST Cybersecurity Framework, Cyber Essentials, and applicable data protection regulations — through continuous authentication, policy-driven access controls, and auditable session records for every remote action across every managed environment.

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How Keystrike Supports DORA Compliance for MSSPs

Every privileged session produces continuous, tamper-evident audit records that satisfy MSSP regulatory and contractual requirements as a direct output of governance — not as a separate compliance process.

Built for How Your Team Works

Deterministic enforcement of session policy across every customer environment, every vendor session, and every management platform. Commands that fail attestation are blocked — not flagged. Zero false positives. Zero alert fatigue.

01
Stop Cross-Customer Contamination Before It Starts

Deterministic enforcement of session policy across every customer environment, every vendor session, and every management platform. Commands that fail attestation are blocked — not flagged. Zero false positives. Zero alert fatigue.

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Audit-Ready Evidence for Every Customer

Every privileged session produces tamper-evident records proving that every command originated from verified human input on an approved device. NIS2, DORA, ISO 27001, and SOC 2 requirements are satisfied as a direct output of governance — not a quarterly retrofit.

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Know What Is Happening Across Every Customer

Keystrike maps every remote protocol across your entire managed portfolio — RDP, SSH, PowerShell, WinRM, WMI, SMB, and more — showing which sessions are governed and where policy gaps remain. Full visibility across every customer environment.

Continuous Proof of Control

Deterministic Session Enforcement — Not Probabilistic Detection1CONTROL — Real-Time EnforcementWorkstation AgentA lightweight agent on the MSSP engineer's device recognises legitimate physical keystrokes and mouse clicks across every managed customer session, and submits cryptographic attestations confirming their legitimacy to the central Keystrike service.2CONTROL — Deterministic BlockingServer-Side TerminatorA second lightweight agent on the destination server withholds all input until it receives proof of legitimacy. Attested input is processed. Unattested input — from scripts, injected co

Deterministic Session Enforcement — Not Probabilistic Detection

A lightweight agent on the MSSP engineer's device recognises legitimate physical keystrokes and mouse clicks across every managed customer session, and submits cryptographic attestations confirming their legitimacy to the central Keystrike service.

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Workstation Agent

A lightweight agent on the MSSP engineer's device recognises legitimate physical keystrokes and mouse clicks across every managed customer session, and submits cryptographic attestations confirming their legitimacy to the central Keystrike service.

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Server-Side Terminator

A second lightweight agent on the destination server withholds all input until it receives proof of legitimacy. Attested input is processed. Unattested input — from scripts, injected commands, or compromised sessions — is blocked and an alert is generated in real time.

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Live Visibility

The Keystrike SEE module maps all remote protocols across every managed environment — RDP, SSH, PowerShell Remoting, WinRM, WMI, SMB, and more — surfacing which sessions are governed and where policy gaps remain across your entire customer portfolio.

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Close the Governance Gap Before the Next Session Is Compromised

Session hijacking, credential abuse, and supply chain exploitation all exploit the same blind spot: the gap between access granted and access governed. Keystrike makes every privileged session across your managed environments visible, verifiable, and policy-controlled — protecting your privileged session infrastructure and giving you a differentiated security offering to bring to market.

Frequently Asked Questions About MSSP Session Governance

How does Keystrike prevent cross-customer contamination?+

Keystrike validates every command that traverses customer environment boundaries using cryptographic attestation of physical human input. It blocks session inheritance, credential replay, and RDP hijacks before lateral movement can propagate to downstream customers — at the command level, not the network level.

Does Keystrike replace our existing PAM or SIEM?+

No. Keystrike completes your existing security stack — it does not replace any component. PAM continues to vault credentials and control checkout. SIEM continues to aggregate logs and generate alerts. Keystrike adds the missing layer: continuous governance inside the live privileged session. It deploys alongside your existing infrastructure in approximately 20 minutes per environment.

What is the Governance Gap in MSSP environments?+

The Governance Gap is the unprotected space between when a user is authenticated and what they actually do inside the session. In MSSP environments — where a single admin session can reach every customer environment — this gap is the attack surface that credential theft, session hijacking, and cross-customer lateral movement exploit. Keystrike closes the Governance Gap by governing every command inside the live session in real time.

How long does Keystrike take to deploy across managed environments?+

Keystrike deploys in approximately 20 minutes per managed environment. No lengthy professional services engagement, no complex integration project. It integrates with existing MFA, PAM, and SIEM infrastructure with no rip-and-replace.

Does Keystrike record or store keystrokes?+

No. Keystrike verifies that commands originate from a physical human operator through cryptographic attestation — without recording keystrokes, capturing screens, or conducting behavioural analysis. Session verification is deterministic, not probabilistic.

What compliance frameworks does Keystrike support for MSSPs?+

Keystrike maps directly to NIS2, DORA, ISO 27001:2022, SOC 2 Type 2, NIST Cybersecurity Framework, Cyber Essentials, and applicable data protection regulations — through continuous session governance, cryptographic attestation, and tamper-evident audit records for every privileged session across every managed environment.

Can Keystrike be offered as a managed service to MSSP customers?+

Yes. Keystrike provides MSSPs with a differentiated service tier — offering customers cryptographic proof that every privileged session in their environment is governed, verified, and audit-ready. The tamper-evident session records become a competitive differentiator for customer retention and new business.