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Flashcards by Steve Ramirez, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Steve Ramirez
about 6 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| What is a Vulnerability? | A vulnerability is a weakness that could be exploited to cause harm. (e.g., in procedures, design, or implementation, that might be exploited to cause loss or harm). |
| What is considered a threat? | A threat to a computing system is a set of circumstances that could cause harm. |
| What is considered a control or countermeasure? | A control is an action, device, procedure, or technique that removes or reduces a vulnerability. Controls prevent threats from exercising vulnerabilities. |
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