Security+ Question of the Week: User Rights and Permissions Checks

What violation results from failing to regularly review user rights and permissions against job based requirements?

A. Authentication
B. Privilege escalation
C. Access creep
D. Principle of least privilege

Reveal Answer

The correct answer is D.

Failing to regularly review user rights and permissions against job based requirements can result in a violation of the principle of least privilege.

The violation itself is known as access creep or privilege creep. This is not a violation of authentication. Privilege escalation is when an attacker attempts to gain greater permissions through some form of exploit once they have gained access to a standard user account.

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