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title: "Podcast: What is Least Privilege Security Anyway?"
description: What is Least Privilege? Why should you care? Learn how Least Privilege allows employees to do their jobs efficiently without unnecessary security risks.
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# [Podcast: What is Least Privilege Security Anyway?](https://delinea.com/events/podcasts/what-the-heck-is-least-privilege-security)

 Written by [Joseph Carson](https://delinea.com/events/podcasts/author/joseph-carson) | Jul 1, 2020 5:03:11 PM

What is Least Privilege and why should you care? That’s the topic of today’s podcast from Joseph Carson from Delinea, also the author of the “Least Privilege for Dummies” book. Along with Mike Gruen from Cybrary, they’ll share how Least Privilege enables employees to do their jobs efficiently without unnecessary security risks, all while saving your help desk time.

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