Management Of Information Security
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Author: WHITMAN, Michael.
Publisher: Cengage Learning,
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Chapter 6, Problem 1E
Program Plan Intro
Vulnerability:
- Vulnerability refers to the exact methods that the threat agents can exploit for attacking an information asset.
- It is also defined as a certain fault or a weakness found in an information asset, the security process, the design or even the management which can be exploited inadvertently.
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Last evaluated vulnerability:
In this case, the third vulnerability will be evaluated last.
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