unauthorized access

collocation in English

meaningsofunauthorizedandaccess

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unauthorized
adjective
uk
/ʌnˈɔː.θə.raɪzd/us
/ʌnˈɑː.θə.raɪzd/
without someone's official permission to do something or be in a ...
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access
noun[U]
uk
/ˈæk.ses/us
/ˈæk.ses/
the method or possibility of getting near to a place ...
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(Definition ofunauthorizedandaccessfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofunauthorized access

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The problem ofunauthorizedaccesscan be controlled, however.
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Yet this system also has enormous dangers for allowingunauthorizedaccessto potentially sensitive information.
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Moreover, when the service is not paid for, the service provider cannot sustain any direct financial loss as a result ofunauthorizedaccess.
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It is therefore right for the committee to take the view that the systems should be secured effectively againstunauthorizedaccess.
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It is not enough to forbid instruments which are specifically designed and made to giveunauthorizedaccess.
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Unauthorizedaccessmust, therefore, be prevented.
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We have grave reservations about amendments that could imply intent to criminalize the transfer of information facilitatingunauthorizedaccessto information services - even when no commercial purpose is being served.
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Lack of proper detection may lead tounauthorizedaccess.
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Many file cabinets incorporate a keyed lock to preventunauthorizedaccessto the documents being stored.
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The aim is to test the capability to prevent intrusion, avoidunauthorizedaccessand to resist common types of vandalism in an organization.
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If the changes are the result ofunauthorizedaccess, it may also be a failure of data security.
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They are frequently implemented as rootkits that subvert the operating system kernel and gainunauthorizedaccessto the hardware, making them very powerful.
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The protection of information and information systems fromunauthorizedaccess, use, disclosure, disruption, modification, or destruction in order to provide confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
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There are no laws that specifically prohibit or allow wardriving, though many localities have laws forbiddingunauthorizedaccessof computer networks and protecting personal privacy.
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Another important feature is the ability of each device to lock out other devices selectively, preventing needless interference orunauthorizedaccessto information.
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The company develops software to be used in corporate, government, and military initiatives to protect the nation's computer networks fromunauthorizedaccess.
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The only issue arose with respect to the first element, and the meaning of the undefined termunauthorizedaccess.
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Together they successfully infiltrated many targets and gainedunauthorizedaccessto many hosts during the process.
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It preventsunauthorizedaccessand offers some other raised digital security features.
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Computer viruses often take advantage of these flaws to gainunauthorizedaccessto a user's computer.
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