A project manager is overseeing a project that involves handling sensitive customer Personally Identifiable Information (PII). To minimize the risk of a data breach, the manager configures the project's document repository so that only team members directly involved with data processing can access these specific files. Other team members, such as graphic designers and marketing staff, are denied access. Which security principle is being applied here?
Access on a need-to-know basis is the security principle being applied. This principle dictates that users should only be granted access to the specific data and information necessary to perform their job duties. In this scenario, only the data processing team needs the PII files. The principle of least privilege is related but distinct; it concerns granting the minimum level of permissions (e.g., read, write, execute) required, rather than access to the information itself. Data encryption and multifactor authentication are other security controls, but they do not specifically address restricting access based on job function.
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