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Glossary definition: Access Control Policies

Access Control Policies: Secure Your Data

Access Control Policies are a set of rules and regulations that are designed to govern who has access to an organization's physical or digital resources. The purpose of access control policies is to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the organization's resources by preventing unauthorized access. Access control policies typically include authentication, authorization, and audit procedures that must be followed in order to access a resource. Authentication requires users to prove their identity, while authorization requires users to have permission to access the resource. Audit procedures involve monitoring and logging user activity to ensure that the access control policies are being followed. Access control policies typically include measures such as passwords, biometrics, two-factor authentication, encryption, and firewalls.