The Principle of Least Privilege and Authentication, Authorisation and Accountability – A Primer

Authentication, Authorisation and Accountability (AAA) and The Principle of Least Privilege (PoLP) come together in this primer to give you a basic understanding of the importance of knowing who is accessing your information and how much they can access. Another important idea covered here is what happens when something goes wrong?

Start by understanding these basic principles:

Part 1 Authentication – Who Do You Let In?

Part 2 Authorisation – It Shows You Care.

Part 3 Accountability – It Shows You are Watching.

Move onto controlling your information.

What the “Principle of Least Privilege” does for you? (pt. 1)

What the “Principle of Least Privilege” does for you? (pt. 2)

These article will give give you some of the underpining knowledge for you to decide if you can do-it-yourself or if you need to give me a call to help. Whatever you decide they will help you to improve the cyber security of your organisation.