vulnerability
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/ˌvʌlnəɹəˈbɪlɪti/
English
Definitions
noun
- 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.”
- A specific weakness in the protections or defences surrounding someone or something.
- A weakness which allows an attacker to reduce a system's security
Related words
Synonyms
vulnerablenessexposurefrailtyweakenedweakeningdebilityweaknessweakprecariousnesspoorfragilefragilityinsecurityapathysusceptibilityriskdefencelessness
Antonyms
Associated
patchedscannerattackerresilienceexploitassessmentsexploiteddisclosureexploitshazardsvulnerablepenetration