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Why recertification is needed?
The implementation of a recertification procedure can safeguard a corporation from potential security breaches and fines.
To guarantee that only authorized personnel has access to the enterprise's data, owners of key business data must verify that all application and database user entitlements and privileges are recertified on a regular basis. With access recertification, it's assured that no users have access to resources that aren't assigned to them.
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What is a recertification audit?
The recertification is often implemented as an audit. The review of user access rights to see if they are proper and correspond to the organization's internal rules and compliance standards is known as access recertification audit.
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