People who access their work systems are the equivalent of people holding the keys to the company premises, this incurs responsibility. If that is widely known and respected, half the security battle. . .
People who access their work systems are the equivalent of people holding the keys to the company premises, this incurs responsibility. If that is widely known and respected, half the security battle will have been won.

Getting security right is a balancing act. Too much, and the system that's protected becomes too difficult to use. Too little, and the repercussions can be enormous -- not only can fraud impoverish a company, but there are significant legal and practical implications if sensitive company data has been revealed or modified.

Security systems can be categorised by factors, the number of different ways that a user is authenticated before being allowed access. One factor security is by far the most common -- if you know your username and password, you're in.

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