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Top 10 Access Control Violations

  • Unidentified or unresolved segregation of duties
  • OS access controls on financial apps or portal not secure
  • DB access supporting financial applications not secure
  • Dev staff can run business transactions in production
  • Lots of users with access to "super user" transactions
  • Previous employees or consultants have system access
  • Posting periods not restricted within GL application
  • Custom programs, tables and interfaces are not secured
  • Procedures for manual processes do not exist or not followed
  • System docs do not match actual process
(Source: Ken Vander Wal, Partner, National Quality Leader, E&YISACA Sarbanes Conference, 4/6/04)