Accountability
Discuss the relationship between access control and accountability.
Would anyone follow the speed limit if we knew for a fact that there was no chance we would be pulled over? If there is no chance that we could be held accountable for our actions, there is a good chance that most people would drive as fast as they possibly could. Now, there are certain people, like my dad, who would drive 55mph no matter what the speed limit was, but most of us are kept honest because we know there is a chance that there could be a cop around any corner who would hold us accountable by giving us a ticket. This same concept of accountability is critical when it comes to security—mainly access controls.
Even if you control who can do what on a system, ...
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