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access

nounid 1391·updated May 12, 2026
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The ability to physically or logically enter or make use of an IT system or area (secured or unsecured). The process of interacting with a system.

polysemous

Classifications

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

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Information Class

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Variants

synonym
access codeapproachentreememory access
alternatephrasing
Access
plural
accesses
possessive
access's
pluralpossessive
accesses'

Framework definitions

National Initiative for Cybersecurity Careers and Studies (NICCS) Cybersecurity Lexicon1 senseview framework →
§1
The ability and means to communicate with or otherwise interact with a system, to use system resources to handle information, to gain knowledge of the information the system contains, or to control system components and functions.
FFIEC Cybersecurity Assessment Tool, Baseline, May 20171 senseview framework →
§1
The ability, right, or permission to approach, enter, speak with someone, or use something.
FFIEC IT Examination Handbook - Audit, April 20121 senseview framework →
§1
The ability, right, or permission to approach, enter, speak with someone, or use something.
SEC IM Guidance Update: Cybersecurity Guidance, No. 2015-021 senseview framework →
§1
The ability, right, or permission to approach, enter, speak with someone, or use something.
NY DFS Part 500 (NYCRR Title 23, Chapter 1, Part 500)1 senseview framework →
§1
The ability, right, or permission to approach, enter, speak with someone, or use something.
NERC CIP-005-5 (Electronic Security Perimeters) v51 senseview framework →
§1
To instruct, communicate with, store data in, retrieve data from, or otherwise make use of any resources of a computer, computer system or network. Ability to make use of any information system (IS) resource.
NERC CIP-004-6 (Personnel & Training) v61 senseview framework →
§1
The ability, right, or permission to approach, enter, speak with someone, or use something.
NERC CIP-003-6 (Security Management Controls) v61 senseview framework →
§1
The ability and means to communicate with or otherwise interact with a system, to use system resources to handle information, to gain knowledge of the information the system contains, or to control system components and functions.
Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) IT Examination Handbook Infobase, Glossary1 senseview framework →
§1
The ability to physically or logically enter or make use of an IT system or area (secured or unsecured). The process of interacting with a system.
Wordset Dictionary6 sensesview framework →
§1
the act of approaching or entering
§2
a way of entering or leaving
§3
(computer science) the operation of reading or writing stored information
§4
the right to obtain or make use of or take advantage of something (as services or membership)
§5
the right to enter
§6
a code (a series of characters or digits) that must be entered in some way (typed or dialed or spoken) to get the use of something (a telephone line or a computer or a local area network etc.)

Outgoing relationships

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Incoming relationships

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