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Sofia is implementing a new security mechanism for granting employees administrative privileges in the accounting system. She designs the process so that both the employee's manager and the accounting manager must approve the request before the access is granted. What information security principle is Sofia enforcing?

Answer Options

A

Least privilege

B

Two-person control

C

Job rotation

D

Segregation of duties

Correct Answer: B

Explanation

In this scenario, Sofia designed a process that requires the concurrence of two people to perform a sensitive action. This is an example of two-person control. This is different from segregation of duties, where one individual may not have two separate permissions that, when combined, might allow an unwanted action. Segregation of duties applied to a situation like this one might say that the same person may not have both the ability to initiate a request and the ability to approve a request. Least privilege says that an individual should have only the necessary permissions required to carry out their job function. Job rotation is a scheme that has users periodically shift job functions in order to detect malfeasance.