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Training Camp • Cybersecurity Glossary
An overprivileged account is a user account with excessive or unnecessary access privileges, increasing the risk of unauthorized access and potentially compromising system security.
Overprivileged Account Definition: An overprivileged account is a user account with excessive or unnecessary access privileges, increasing the risk of unauthorized access and potentially compromising system security.
An overprivileged account refers to a user account within a system or network that possesses more access rights and permissions than necessary for the user to perform their legitimate tasks. These excess privileges can potentially be exploited by malicious actors to gain unauthorized access to sensitive data or carry out malicious activities within the system, posing a security risk to the organization. Organizations should regularly review and adjust user permissions to ensure that users only have the minimum level of access required to fulfill their job responsibilities, thereby reducing the attack surface and enhancing overall cybersecurity posture.
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