Privileged Account definition

Privileged Account means any authorized user account (i.e., an account designed to be used by an individual) or service account (i.e., an account designed to be used only by a service, not by an individual) that can be used to perform functions that other user accounts are not authorized to perform, including but not limited to the ability to add, change, or remove other accounts, or make configuration changes to an information system.
Privileged Account means an account that has more authority and access to Customer networks, systems, information, and/or resources than a general account, including, without limitation, super-user, administrator, and root accounts;
Privileged Account means a user account with approved authorisations of a privileged user. It also includes access to set “access rights” for users on a given system. Sometimes referred to as system or network administrative accounts;

Examples of Privileged Account in a sentence

  • Privileged Account Activity Management system has been implemented to control and monitor privileged access and system administration activities to ensure accountabilities.

  • LTI has implemented various types of policies and processes: Access Management, User Account Review Process, Data Classification, Logging and Monitoring, SDLC Policy, Change Management, Privileged Account Management, Facility Access Process, etc.

  • The Amendment also adds Database Management Services (DBMS), which were previously limited to Fully Managed environments, to Semi-Managed environments; clarifies language regarding Enterprise SaaS products; and clarifies that Service Provider is responsible for the tooling to perform Privileged Account Management.


More Definitions of Privileged Account

Privileged Account. An information system account with approved authorizations of a privileged user. (Source: CNSSI-4009; NIST SP 800-53) Privileged User: A user that is authorized (and, therefore, trusted) to perform security-relevant functions that ordinary users are not authorized to perform. Process: A structured set of activities designed to accomplish a specific objective. Protocol: Set of rules and formats, semantic and syntactic, permitting information systems to exchange information. Remediation: The act of correcting a vulnerability or eliminating a threat. Remote Access: Access to an organizational information system by a user (or an information system acting on behalf of a user) communicating through an external network (e.g., the Internet). Risk: The level of impact on organizational operations (including mission, function, image, or reputation), organizational assets, or individuals resulting from the operation of an information system given the potential impact of a threat and the likelihood of that threat occurring.
Privileged Account is an account that enables an individual to establish or modify identification credentials, access rules, production applications or operating systems or network parameters. Data importer shall ensure that Privileged Accounts are only provided by data importer to individual users that are expressly approved by data importer or data exporter, and data importer shall ensure that such Privileged Accounts are strictly limited to those individuals who have a legitimate business need to use a Privileged Account. Data importer shall maintain a process for obtaining approvals for Privileged Account users. Additionally, data importer shall maintain an audit trail of all approved individuals and actions performed by these Privileged Accounts.
Privileged Account means any authorized user account or service account that can be used to perform security-relevant functions that ordinary users are not authorized to perform, including but not limited to the ability to add, change or remove other accounts, or make configuration changes to information systems.

Related to Privileged Account

  • fully managed account means an account of a client for which a person makes the investment decisions if that person has full discretion to trade in securities for the account without requiring the client’s express consent to a transaction;

  • Managed Account means an account of a client for which a person or company makes the investment decisions if that person or company has discretion to trade in securities for the account without requiring the client’s express consent to a transaction;

  • Pledged Accounts means all of each Grantor’s right, title and interest in all of its Deposit Accounts, Commodity Accounts and Securities Accounts (in all cases, including, without limitation, all Controlled Accounts and Foreign Currency Control Accounts).

  • Nominated Account means a bank account which is maintained under the name of an EHCP or his Associated Organization and is specified by the EHCP and his Associated Organization in the Authority for Payment to a Bank in the form attached at Appendix B and signed by the EHCP and his Associated Organization.