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- acceptable use policy
Agreed-upon principles set forth by a company to govern how the employees of that company may use resources such as computers and Internet access.
- access attack
An attack aimed at gaining access to resources.
- access control
The means of giving or restricting user access to network resources. Access control is usually accomplished through the use of an access control list (ACL).
- access control list (ACL)
A table or data file that specifies whether a user or group has access to a specific resource on a computer or network.
- access point (AP)
The point at which access to a network is accomplished. This term is often used in relation to a wireless access point (WAP).
- accountability
Being responsible for an item. ...
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