Principles of Information Security (MindTap Course List)
Principles of Information Security (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781337102063
Author: Michael E. Whitman, Herbert J. Mattord
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 2, Problem 4E
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Threat:

It is the action that is dangerous and may misuse a vulnerability which leads to some harmful consequences. Threat may be accidental, intentional or can be an event, circumstance or capability.

Vulnerability:

In terms of computer security, vulnerability is nothing, but a form of weakness, which can be misused by the attackers or threat actors. Threat actors take advantage of the vulnerabilities to perform the unauthorised acts within a computer system.

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