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User access review is a control to periodically verify that only legitimate users have access to applications or infrastructure. Implementing user access review best practices can help to eliminate or avoid the mentioned risk scenarios.

Best practices that application business owners can implement to help ensure effective user access reviews include:

When a new business user joins the team, the application business owner attests and provides relevant roles and access levels for the business user.

When a business user leaves the team or changes roles, the application business owner validates the user and the user’s access level for any updates or removal.

At predetermined intervals (prescheduled part of calendar of activity), a business user access review is automatically triggered or manually initiated. The application business owner receives a list of existing business users, roles and access privileges. The application business owner then takes action to remove or change any incorrect privileges.

Any change to the application business owner and/or delegate is to be updated as part ...
... of transition from current contact to new contact.

IT User Access Review Best Practices

IT users need to have access to the application back end to execute their responsibilities. IT users’ access privileges are dependent on their team and role.

The application’s IT owner is responsible for the effectiveness of the user access review control for IT users. The owner can assign a delegate to assist with this activity, but the application’s IT owner remains accountable for this control and any violations. The IT owner is the custodian of the business data. Therefore, after the IT owner completes the access review, he or she must get approval from the application business owner to complete the user access review cycle.

If the application business owner is not an IT expert, the application IT owner can set up a clarification session with the business owner to explain the application and the IT responsibilities. This effort can increase trust between the business team and the IT team and result in a more productive workplace, as improved trust enhances speed and reduces cost.

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