Apply tighter authority to the consequences a critical asset can create.
Identify the important results and decide where additional authority control is justified.
“Protect the treasury system” becomes a more useful question: which high-value results can this system create, and who is authorized to cause them?
Crown jewelTreasury systemIdentify the consequential results a critical asset can create and the authority that should apply.
Large transfervalue leaves the organizationLimits, destination, evidence
Beneficiary or counterparty changechanges where value can goStrongest authority
Authority-limit or approval-rule changea change to the rules themselvesStrongest authority
Privileged identity creationnew reach into the workflowIndependent participation
Restoration of broader authorityafter an incidentNamed accountable operator
Illustrative treasury example. Different high-value actions can require different organizational authority. The organization defines which results matter most and where additional control is justified.
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The organization decides which results warrant tighter authority. Cyberattack Consequences examines what compromised access may cause; Post-Breach Operations examines what may remain permitted during recovery.