Cybersecurity definition
What is Privileged Account?
By Cyber Tool Stack Editorial TeamUpdated
Definition
A login — administrator, database, or service account — capable of far more damage than an ordinary user account if it's stolen or misused.
Where Privileged Account fits in the security landscape
These beginner lessons use this term while explaining the surrounding security control.
Related cybersecurity terms
PAMPrivileged Access ManagementSoftware that vaults, rotates, and time-limits the credentials for admin, database, and service accounts capable of causing outsized damage, and records what's done with them.Least PrivilegeThe security principle of granting a person or system only the minimum access needed to do a specific task, rather than broad standing permissions.