privileged user
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| Group | Any user account with greater than basic access privileges. Typically, these accounts have elevated or increased privileges with more rights than a standard user account. However, the extent of privileges across different privileged accounts can vary greatly depending on the organization, job function or role, and the technology in use. (used 100 times in citations and controls) |
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| Group | A user that is authorized (and therefore, trusted) to perform security-relevant functions that ordinary users are not authorized to perform. (used 15 times in citations and controls) | |
| Group | A user who can alter or circumvent a system’s security measures. This can also apply to users who could have only limited privileges, such as software developers, who can still bypass security measures. A privileged user can have the capability to modify system configurations, account privileges, audit logs, data files, or applications. (used 19 times in citations and controls) |
Other Forms
| Type | Other Form |
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| Plural | privileged users |
| Plural Possessive | privileged users' |
| Possessive | privileged user's |
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