Operating System Vulnerabilities Flashcards
1
Q
What are Unpatched Systems?
A
Operating systems that don’t have the latest security patches
2
Q
What are Zero-Day Vulnerabilities?
A
vulnerabilities in the software/hardware that the developer doesn’t even know about. Newly discovered vulnerabilities that haven’t been publicly disclosed yet
3
Q
What is Misconfiguration?
A
occur when the system settings are not properly configured, and this leaves your system vulnerable to exploitation
4
Q
What is Data Exfiltration?
A
unauthorized data transfers from within an organization to an external location
5
Q
What are Malicious Updates?
A
Occurs when an attacker has been able to craft a malicious update to a well-known and trusted program
