Terminology

Vulnerability

Blog Terminology Vulnerability

A vulnerability is a weakness.

This weakness allows someone to reduce a system’s information assurance. A vulnerability is the intersection of 3 elements:

  • a system susceptibility or flaw,
  • an attacker access to the flaw,
  • an attacker capability to exploit the flaw.
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Creator of SecuPress, Julio is also co-organisator of WordCamp Paris. Compulsive speaker and WordPress expert, he's a specialist in security since 2002 and contribute to WordPress various ways.