[combatentropy]

Has anyone had any luck reasoning with the powers that be, to come up with reasonable security?

When the security department suggests another thing, to protest sounds like you want things be less safe simply because it's annoying. But some of things add only a little bit of security, or address a scenario that is highly unlikely, but you pay for it every day, day after day, with a dozen irritations that peck at you.

Security is a continuum. I could always imagine something more to add: "Lock the screen after 10 minutes? Why not 5? Why not 2?" So the security team seems to have their way until the users are almost driven crazy but not quite.