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Annex A 5.3
Organizational
A.5.3 Segregation of duties
Prevent fraud and error by separating conflicting duties.
What good looks like
Conflicting duties (e.g. request vs approve vs deploy) are split across people or compensating controls exist.
Evidence an auditor will ask for
Role matrix, SoD analysis, approval workflows, sample tickets.
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