enow.com Web Search

Search results

1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network

2. Vulnerability (computer security) - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vulnerability_(computer...

   Software vulnerability scanners are typically unable to detect zero-day vulnerabilities, but are more effective at finding known vulnerabilities based on a database. These systems can find some known vulnerabilities and advise fixes, such as a patch.

3. Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Vulnerabilities_and...

   Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) is a dictionary of common names (i.e., CVE Identifiers) for publicly known information security vulnerabilities. CVE's common identifiers make it easier to share data across separate network security databases and tools, and provide a baseline for evaluating the coverage of an organization's security ...

4. Vulnerability assessment (computing) - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vulnerability_assessment...

   Vulnerability assessment is a process of defining, identifying and classifying the security holes in information technology systems. An attacker can exploit a vulnerability to violate the security of a system. Some known vulnerabilities are Authentication Vulnerability, Authorization Vulnerability and Input Validation Vulnerability. [1]

5. Security bug - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Security_bug

   A security bug or security defect is a software bug that can be exploited to gain unauthorized access or privileges on a computer system. Security bugs introduce security vulnerabilities by compromising one or more of: Authentication of users and other entities [1] Authorization of access rights and privileges [1] Data confidentiality; Data ...

6. Threat (computer security) - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Threat_(computer_security)

   In computer security, a threat is a potential negative action or event enabled by a vulnerability that results in an unwanted impact to a computer system or application.. A threat can be either a negative "intentional" event (i.e. hacking: an individual cracker or a criminal organization) or an "accidental" negative event (e.g. the possibility of a computer malfunctioning, or the possibility ...

7. Common Vulnerability Scoring System - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Vulnerability...

   The Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) is a technical standard for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in computing systems. Scores are calculated based on a formula with several metrics that approximate ease and impact of an exploit. Scores range from 0 to 10, with 10 being the most severe.