### Question
Can you define what exceeds authorized access means?


### Answer
**Exceeds authorized access** is defined as the following in *18 U.S.C. § 1030*:

> to access a computer with authorization and to use such access to obtain or alter information in the computer that the accesser is not entitled so to obtain or alter

#### Citation:
  - *18 U.S.C. § 1030*
  - Heading: **PART I-CRIMES > CHAPTER 47-FRAUD AND FALSE STATEMENTS**

