5.0 Security Fundamentals

Security Principles, Policies & VPNs Practice Questions

Threats, vulnerabilities, physical access, password policies, authentication factors, and IPsec VPN models.

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A public-facing router has an unpatched software flaw. Which term describes that weakness?

Vulnerability

A vulnerability is a weakness. A threat may exploit it; an exploit is a technique or code that takes advantage of it. Patching is one possible mitigation.

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