Access control

Access control is a security technique that regulates who or what can view or
use resources in a computing environment. It is a fundamental concept in
security that minimizes risk to the business or organization.

explanation

The goal of access control is to minimize the security risk of unauthorized

access to physical and logical systems. Access control is a fundamental
component of security compliance programs that ensures security technology
and access control policies are in place to protect confidential information,
such as customer data. Most organizations have infrastructure and
procedures that limit access to networks, computer systems, applications, files
and sensitive data, such as personally identifiable information (PII) and
intellectual property