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Vulnerability (computer security)

In computer security, a vulnerability is a flaw or weakness in a system's design, implementation, or management that can be exploited by a malicious actor to compromise its security.

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Vulnerabilities by component

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Vulnerability lifecycle

Assessment, disclosure, and inventory

Liability

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Vulnerability (computer security)

Nodes101
Edges100
Triples14
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.019802
Components1

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vulnerabilities vulnerability software system hardware security risk attacker systems patch code access attack also often may database management bugs used

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complexity can increase the burden of vulnerabilities.Vulnerability management includes identifying systemsinstance ofInsecure software development practices as well as design factors0.80text
prioritizing which are most importantinstance ofInsecure software development practices as well as design factors0.80text
scanning for vulnerabilitiesinstance ofInsecure software development practices as well as design factors0.80text
and taking action to secure the systeminstance ofInsecure software development practices as well as design factors0.80text
the Common Vulnerabilitiesinstance ofand added to vulnerability databases0.80text
Exposuresinstance ofand added to vulnerability databases0.80text
an unlocked door or exposed port.Design factorsVulnerabilities can be worsened by poor design factorsinstance ofthrough social engineering or poor physical security0.80text
such asinstance ofthrough social engineering or poor physical security0.80text
Linuxinstance ofOpen-source operating systems0.80text
Android have a freely accessible source codeinstance ofOpen-source operating systems0.80text
allow anyone to contributeinstance ofOpen-source operating systems0.80text
which could enable the introduction of vulnerabilitiesinstance ofOpen-source operating systems0.80text

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