privilege escalation
Unauthorized access elevation
Privilege escalation is gaining unauthorized access to system resources or capabilities beyond what was originally granted.
In computing security, an attacker might exploit a vulnerability to elevate from ordinary user to administrator status: The hacker used privilege escalation to access the database.
Vertical escalation moves to higher permission levels; horizontal escalation accesses peer accounts.
Selfish use of others
- vulnerabilityOpenness to harm
- rootkitHidden unauthorized access software
- backdoorHidden bypass mechanism
- zero-dayUnpatched security vulnerability
Underground absorbing structure
- administratorPerson who manages operations
- sudoElevated permission command
- superuserElevated-privilege account holder
- capabilitiesPowers to perform tasks
Repairing by covering
- hardeningBecoming less soft
- sandboxingIsolating untrusted code
- access controlRestricting resource availability selectively
- monitoringOngoing observation of something
intrusion detection · penetration testing · red team · containerization · PAM · MFA
exploitation
Selfish use of others
- vulnerabilityOpenness to harm
- rootkitHidden unauthorized access software
- backdoorHidden bypass mechanism
zero-day · injection · buffer overflow · payload · race condition
root
Underground absorbing structure
- administratorPerson who manages operations
- sudoElevated permission command
- superuserElevated-privilege account holder
capabilities · impersonation · admin rights · credential theft
patching
Repairing by covering
- hardeningBecoming less soft
- sandboxingIsolating untrusted code
- access controlRestricting resource availability selectively
monitoring · intrusion detection · penetration testing · red team · containerization · PAM · MFA
- cybersecurityantivirus, malware, firewall, firewalls, encryption
- cyber threatsmalware, phishing, hacking, virus, ransomware
- cyberattacksmalware, phishing, ransomware, hack, virus
- Cyberthreatsmalware, phishing, ransomware, hacking, viruses
- vulnerabilitiesvulnerability, insecurity, weakness, self-doubt, flaw
- Device Hackingcustom firmware, exploit, exploits, root access, untethered
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