Information Security: Principles and Practices 2nd Edition by Jim Breithaupt, Mark S. Merkow

Exercise 8

.What is the main objective of separation of duties?

A. to prevent employees from disclosing sensitive information

B. to ensure access controls are in place

C. to ensure that no single individual can compromise a system

D. to ensure that audit trails are not tampered with

Step 1 of 2

Major focus of separation of duties

Separation of duties does not allow one person to completely control a process. One person can keep a check on the other person’s work.

Thus, the correct option is.