Organizations today typically face major challenges when seeking to implement least privilege because built-in limits on access can impact employee productivity.
If users can’t get access to an account, a service, or a device such as a printer, they have to spend time calling the IT helpdesk for a “fix.” In many cases, busy IT helpdesk workers may give users more privileges than needed to expedite resolution of user problems. Least privilege is meant to prevent “overprivileged access” by users, applications, and services to help reduce the risk of exploitation without impacting productivity.