Overly Permissive Security vs Least Privilege

Developers should learn about overly permissive security to prevent common vulnerabilities in applications and infrastructure, such as in cloud storage (e meets developers should implement least privilege when designing systems, writing code, or configuring infrastructure to mitigate risks like data breaches, privilege escalation attacks, and insider threats. Here's our take.

Overly Permissive Security

Nice Pick

Developers should learn about overly permissive security to prevent common vulnerabilities in applications and infrastructure, such as in cloud storage (e

Pros

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• Related to: principle-of-least-privilege, access-control

Cons

• Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case

Least Privilege

Developers should implement Least Privilege when designing systems, writing code, or configuring infrastructure to mitigate risks like data breaches, privilege escalation attacks, and insider threats

Pros

• It is crucial in environments handling sensitive data (e
• Related to: access-control, iam

Cons

• Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case

The Verdict

Use Overly Permissive Security if: You want g and can live with specific tradeoffs depend on your use case.

Use Least Privilege if: You prioritize it is crucial in environments handling sensitive data (e over what Overly Permissive Security offers.

The Bottom Line

Overly Permissive Security wins

Developers should learn about overly permissive security to prevent common vulnerabilities in applications and infrastructure, such as in cloud storage (e