Vulnerabilities
Vulnerabilities are weaknesses or flaws in systems, applications, or infrastructures that can be exploited by malicious individuals to compromise the security of a system or cause damage. These vulnerabilities can exist due to design, implementation, or configuration errors and can be exploited to access, modify, or destroy information, disrupt services, execute malicious code, or perform other harmful activities.
There are different types of vulnerabilities; here are some common examples:
- Software vulnerabilities
- Internet of Things (IoT) vulnerabilities
- Network vulnerabilities
- Configuration vulnerabilities
- Web application vulnerabilities
- Zero-day vulnerabilities
- Hardware vulnerabilities
- Social vulnerability
We have just seen the different types of vulnerabilities that exist; now let’s take a detailed look at each one of them.
Software vulnerabilities
These are vulnerabilities present in applications and operating...
