Segregation of duties
Conflicting duties and areas of responsibility should be segregated.
Purpose
To reduce opportunities for unauthorized or unintentional modification or misuse of the organization's assets.
Implementation Guidance
Identify conflicting duties that should not be performed by the same person
Implement technical controls to enforce segregation where possible
Document exceptions and implement compensating controls
Review user access rights regularly to ensure segregation is maintained
Consider separation between development, testing, and production environments
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