Vulnerabilities are flaws in a computer system that weaken the overall security of the device/system. … See more

ISO 27005 defines vulnerability as:
A weakness of an asset or group of assets that can be exploited by one or more threats, where an asset is anything that has value to the organization, its business operations… See more

A resource (either physical or logical) may have one or more vulnerabilities that can be exploited by a threat actor. The result can potentially compromise the confidentiality, integrity or availability of resources (not necessaril… See more

A set of policies concerned with the information security management system (ISMS), has been developed to manage, according to Risk management principles, the countermeasures to ensure a security strategy is … See more

Vulnerabilities are classified according to the asset class they are related to:
• hardware
• software
• network
• personnel … See more

• Complexity: Large, complex systems increase the probability of flaws and unintended access points.
• Familiarity: Using common, well-known code, software, operating systems, and/or hardware increases t… See more

The impact of a security breach can be very high. Most legislation sees the failure of IT managers to address IT systems and applications vulnerabilities if they are known to them as misconduct; IT managers have a res… See more