- vulnerability
- vul·ner·a·bil·i·ty (vul″nər-ə-bilґĭ-te) susceptibility to injury or to contagion.
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Vulnerability — Vul ner*a*bil i*ty, n. The quality or state of being vulnerable; vulnerableness. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
vulnerability — index danger, frailty, jeopardy, liability, peril, risk Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Vulnerability — For other uses of the word Vulnerability , please refer to vulnerability (computing) You may also want to refer to natural disaster. Vulnerability is the susceptibility to physical or emotional injury or attack. It also means to have one s guard… … Wikipedia
vulnerability — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ extreme, great ▪ critical ▪ potential ▪ known, well known ▪ economic … Collocations dictionary
vulnerability — In information operations, a systematic examination of an information system or product to determine the adequacy of security measures, identify security deficiencies, provide data from which to predict the effectiveness of proposed security… … Military dictionary
vulnerability — noun a) Susceptibility to attack or injury; the state or condition of being weak or poorly defended. The country recognized their defence vulnerability after an airplane landed in front of the central square without any consequences. b) a… … Wiktionary
vulnerability — vulnerable ► ADJECTIVE ▪ exposed to being attacked or harmed. DERIVATIVES vulnerability noun (pl. vulnerabilities) vulnerably adverb. ORIGIN Latin vulnerabilis, from vulnerare to wound … English terms dictionary
vulnerability — noun 1. the state of being vulnerable or exposed (Freq. 3) his vulnerability to litigation his exposure to ridicule • Syn: ↑exposure • Derivationally related forms: ↑expose (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Vulnerability Scanner — sind Computerprogramme, die Zielsysteme auf das Vorhandensein von bekannten Sicherheitslücken hin untersuchen. Der Scanner bedient sich dabei Datenbanken mit Informationen zu diversen Sicherheitsproblemen wie z. B. Einsatz bzw. Vorhandensein … Deutsch Wikipedia
Vulnerability (song) — Vulnerability is a hardcore punk song by the ska punk band Operation Ivy written by Lead Vocalist Jesse Michaels released on the Energy LP.=Overview=Meaning and Style Vulnerability is about drunk driving and how people react to it. Many say… … Wikipedia
Vulnerability (computing) — In computer security, the term vulnerability is applied to a weakness in a system which allows an attacker to violate the integrity of that system. Vulnerabilities may result from weak passwords, software bugs, a computer virus or other malware,… … Wikipedia
