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unauthorized access

nounid 4542·updated May 9, 2026
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Occurs when a user, legitimate or unauthorized, accesses a resource that the user is not permitted to use.

polysemousMWE

Classifications

Entity Type

Event92%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Sensitivity

Regulated85%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
unauthorised access
plural
unauthorized accesses
possessive
unauthorized access's
pluralpossessive
unauthorized accesses'

Framework definitions

National Initiative for Cybersecurity Careers and Studies (NICCS) Cybersecurity Lexicon1 senseview framework →
§1
Any access that violates the stated security policy.
NIST Cybersecurity Framework1 senseview framework →
§1
Occurs when a user, legitimate or unauthorized, accesses a resource that the user is not permitted to use.
FFIEC Cybersecurity Assessment Tool, Baseline, May 20171 senseview framework →
§1
Occurs when a user, legitimate or unauthorized, accesses a resource that the user is not permitted to use.
NY DFS Part 500 (NYCRR Title 23, Chapter 1, Part 500)1 senseview framework →
§1
Occurs when a user, legitimate or unauthorized, accesses a resource that the user is not permitted to use.
NERC CIP-006-6 (Physical Security of BES Cyber Systems) v61 senseview framework →
§1
Occurs when a user, legitimate or unauthorized, accesses a resource that the user is not permitted to use.
NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 22 sensesview framework →
§1
Occurs when a user, legitimate or unauthorized, accesses a resource that the user is not permitted to use.
§2 · sense_2_pending_review
Any access that violates the stated security policy.
CNSSI-4009 (Glossary of Information Assurance Terms)1 senseview framework →
§1
Any access that violates the stated security policy.
FIPS PUB 1911 senseview framework →
§1
Occurs when a user, legitimate or unauthorized, accesses a resource that the user is not permitted to use.

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