Privilege: A special right, immunity, or exemption granted to an individual or group. It is used in the context of access control to grant certain users or processes additional rights and permissions beyond the default access level. Examples include administrative privileges, root privileges, and privileged accounts.
Categories: CC D5: Security Operations | CCSP D4: Cloud Application Security | CISM D1: Information Security governance | CISSP D5: Identity and Access Management (IAM) | Security+ D5: Security Program Management and Oversight | SSCP D2: Access Controls
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