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ISC2 SSCP Oct 2025 outline · Domain 1: Security concepts & practices

Least privilege, need to know, separation of duties, job rotation, mandatory vacation

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These five principles are administrative ideas about how much access and power any one person should have. They limit the damage a mistake, a compromised account or a dishonest insider can do, and they create chances to catch problems. The exam frequently gives a scenario and asks which principle is being applied or violated.

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