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separation of duties |
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separation of dutiesA security principle that says no one person should be able to effect a breach of security. For example, the person who writes a check should not be the one to sign it. Separation of duties requires that people who make changes in production source code hand off their changes to someone else for installation control. Separation of duties forces rogue employees into attempting collusion and thus risking discovery by honest coworkers. See dual control. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Reaffirm the goals, reassert the separation of duties, continuously revisit ways to simplify the work, and constantly review individual and group results against the standards for what is needed. So, not only was he approving the purchases, but he also was selecting the vendors--a serious breach of separation of duties. Strengths: Separation of duties plays to strengths of specialists in computerized mapmaking and infrared technology. |
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