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vulnerability

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/ˌvʌlnəɹəˈbɪlɪti/ English

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  1. 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.”
  2. A specific weakness in the protections or defences surrounding someone or something.
  3. A weakness which allows an attacker to reduce a system's security

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