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Executive Account Abuse Scenario

Learn about the Privilege Abuse Executive Account Abuse scenario.

The Executive Account Abuse scenario describes when a non-executive user accesses an executive's asset or is given mailbox permissions for an executive user. This scenario is risky because executives often have access to sensitive and confidential information.

In the Threat Detection, Investigation, and Response (TDIR) Use Case Categories hierarchy, the Executive Account Abuse scenario falls under the Privilege Abuse use case.