Episode 13 — Design role separation that stops privilege creep without breaking delivery
This episode teaches role separation as a design control that reduces both fraud risk and operational blast radius, and it shows up on the exam anytime duties, approvals, and “who can do what” are tested. You’ll define separation of duties, privileged access boundaries, and administrative tiers, then translate those concepts into cloud-native constructs like distinct roles for deployment, operations, security review, and break-glass access. We’ll discuss why privilege creep happens in real teams—shared accounts, “just add this permission,” and unclear ownership—and how to prevent it without slowing delivery by using narrowly scoped roles, time-bound elevation, and documented exception paths. A practical scenario compares two pipelines: one that uses a single powerful service identity for every environment, and one that uses environment-scoped roles with explicit promotion steps and minimal permissions per stage. The outcome is a blueprint you can apply to exam questions about governance and to real environments where reliability and security have to coexist. Produced by BareMetalCyber.com, where you’ll find more cyber audio courses, books, and information to strengthen your educational path. Also, if you want to stay up to date with the latest news, visit DailyCyber.News for a newsletter you can use, and a daily podcast you can commute with.
