I understand your argument and have heard it first-hand, but from my standpoint (a felon working in IT) I usually push for a workable and sensible security post

I understand your argument and have heard it first-hand, but from my standpoint (a felon working in IT) I usually push for a workable and sensible security posture because I do not want any more access than I need. A non-felon might not share my (perhaps) paranoid view, but I have a family now and need to pointedly avoid any possible controversy or scandal especially related to security and access. To that end, I feel the need to push for sensible and workable solutions.