Glossary of Compliance
Compliance Glossary
Our list of curated compliance glossary offers everything you to know about compliance in one place.
Administrative Access
In the context of PCI DSS, Administrative Access accounts have special rights and capabilities, allowing them to oversee systems, networks, and applications.
For example, accounts in use for system administration can have different titles varying on the operating system. It can be an administrator, admin, or supervisor.
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