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Under network security infrastructure, what do you understand by term Vulnerability (or Weakness)?

      

Under network security infrastructure, what do you understand by term Vulnerability (or Weakness)?

  

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Lydia
Vulnerability – often called a weakness or a security compromise is an opportunity for an attacker to launch a successful attack. In other words – it is a point at which an asset is susceptible to a threat. It can originate from: technology, people, or processes. However, in most cases they are viewed as technological flaws in the implementation of software or hardware, or in the way a system is designed.
Also poorly designed & communicated organizational policies & procedures are also a cause for vulnerabilities. Vulnerabilities can also arise from weak points or loopholes in network security configuration that a malicious attacker can exploit to gain access to the network or resources on the network. Note: Vulnerability is not the attack itself – but rather the exploitable weak point in the system or network

lydiajane74 answered the question on May 12, 2018 at 08:19


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