Privileged Account Access Review Process

This question asks if you have a formal process to regularly review who has administrative or 'super user' access to your systems. These privileged accounts can access everything - customer data, system settings, user accounts - so you need to constantly verify that only the right people have these powerful permissions.

Unmanaged privileged accounts are the keys to your kingdom - one compromised admin account or disgruntled employee with lingering access could destroy your entire business. Regular access reviews prevent security breaches from former employees, reduce insider threats, and demonstrate to enterprise clients that you maintain tight control over who can access their data. Without this process, you're one overlooked termination from a data breach.

Companies often grant admin access during emergencies and forget to revoke it later, creating a growing list of unnecessary privileged users. Another mistake is reviewing access lists without actually removing unnecessary permissions - documentation without action provides no real security.