Dynamic Cognitive Access Control List Management

A computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having a computer readable program stored therein, wherein the computer readable program, when executed on a computing device, causes the computing device to:

• receive an access request from a requestor for accessing a resource;
• generate a context for the resource based on one or more first corpora of information regarding the resource;
• generate a requestor profile for the requestor based on one or more second corpora of information regarding the requestor, other users, and relationships between the requestor and the other users;
• compare elements of the context for the resource with elements of the requestor profile;
• generate a decision as to whether to grant or deny the access request based on results of the comparison;
• and
• control access to the resource based on the decision.

An apparatus comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory coupled to the processor, wherein the memory comprises instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
• receive an access request from a requestor for accessing a resource;
• generate a context for the resource based on one or more first corpora of information regarding the resource;
• generate a requestor profile for the requestor based on one or more second corpora of information regarding the requestor, other users, and relationships between the requestor and the other users;
• compare elements of the context for the resource with elements of the requestor profile;
• generate a decision as to whether to grant or deny the access request based on results of the comparison;
• and
• control access to the resource based on the decision.