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210-250 · Question #13

Which term represents a potential danger that could take advantage of a weakness in a system?

The correct answer is C. threat. A threat is any potential danger to assets. An exploit is a method of leveraging a vulnerability to

Threats and Vulnerabilities

Question

Which term represents a potential danger that could take advantage of a weakness in a system?

Options

  • Avulnerability
  • Brisk
  • Cthreat
  • Dexploit

How the community answered

(39 responses)
  • A
    5% (2)
  • C
    92% (36)
  • D
    3% (1)

Explanation

A threat is any potential danger to assets. An exploit is a method of leveraging a vulnerability to

Topics

#threat definition#security concepts#weakness exploitation

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