Definition[]
A privileged user is a
- "user[] who [has] an elevated level of access to a network, computer system, or application.[1]
- "user that is authorized (and, therefore, trusted) to perform security-relevant functions that ordinary users are not authorized to perform.[2]
A privileged user is
“ | [t]he user of an Information System (IS) who has more authority and access to an IS than a general user (e.g., root access, Help Desk support, System Administrator (SA), or an Information Assurance Manager (IAM)/Information Assurance Officer (IAO)).[3] | ” |