Your mention of "little fiefdoms" reminded me of a piece that Bruce Schneier wrote called "Feudal Security": https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2012/12/feud

Your mention of "little fiefdoms" reminded me of a piece that Bruce Schneier wrote called "Feudal Security": https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2012/12/feudal_sec.html https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2012/12/feudal_sec.ht....