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Reliability, security & resilience · Core

Vulnerability

Also called: security weakness

ELI5

A flaw attackers may use.

Used in conversation

“The critical vulnerability has a forty-eight-hour remediation target.”

Definition

A weakness that can be exploited to compromise security.

Here “Vulnerability” means: A weakness that can be exploited to compromise security.

Pitch context

You will see “Vulnerability” in product strategy decks, roadmaps, experiments and architecture reviews when the discussion reaches reliability, security & resilience.

Why it matters: In reliability, security & resilience, the scope can change what data may be used, who may access it and which controls are required.

Connected terms

  • VulnerabilityThe same visible label “Vulnerability” names different concepts.
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