Previously we discussed the Principle of Least Privilege and the Principle of Separation of Duties.

FORBES: Teach Your Boss to Speak Security: Economy of Mechanism

In an earlier post in this series on breaking down security jargon, I wrote about Principle of Least Privilege.

FORBES: Teach Your Boss To Speak Security: "Separation Of Duties"

The principle of least privilege is not an especially difficult concept to grasp but it can be a real nightmare to implement.

FORBES: Teach Your Boss To Speak Security: "Least Privilege"

To put it into a nutshell the Principle of Least Privilege means that each individual in the business will have access only to systems and information that he needs access to for a business purpose.

FORBES: Teach Your Boss To Speak Security: "Least Privilege"