exploit
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- noun
- /ɪkˈsplɔɪt/
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exploit
- His areas of expertise include identifying vulnerabilities in software, writing exploits, and computer attack methodology.
- zero-day exploit
- software exploits
- exploit code
But I said, so, you know, will these guys only sell these zero to exploits to good Western governments?
- But I said, so, you know, will these guys only sell these zero to exploits to good Western governments?
- And so this has pretty significant implications for what this exploit can do with any normal tech company.
- The surface you have to defend is infinite, but attackers only need to find one exploit.
- The CPU and architecture companies had at least five to six months of private notice of the exploits prior to disclosing them to the public.
- It is a feature that helps to improve the security of your system against certain types of exploits or attacks.
- Like Hackett, There hasn't been an exploit of that nature that like nothing that can't can't be remedied, right.
Examples
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There are probably a ton of non-detectable Linux exploits in the wild.
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His most well-known work is the development of highly reliable exploits for Apache mod_ssl, ProFTPd, and Windows ASN.1.
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For the past 5 years, he has been working on reverse engineering, exploit code, and development of security products.
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But in the end, I was just doing what I needed to do to create a cost-efficient exploit of a system already put in place.
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People's lives are being affected every day by exploits left open.
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What makes this situation worse is the weaponization of these exploits and the business drivers behind them.
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The CPU and architecture companies had at least five to six months of private notice of the exploits prior to disclosing them to the public.
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The early adopters of any exploit are thus incentivized to reduce subsequent adoption.
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In addition to the H.323 material, IAX security issues, attacks, and exploits will also be presented.
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The cybersecurity team discovered a new exploit that allowed hackers to bypass the system's defenses.
Compounds
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A hole in software that attackers use before developers release a fix
How Harmful
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Surface Forms
Etymology
The word exploit in computing follows the basic idea of 'to use' from the old French esploit. A computer exploit is code that 'uses' a weak point in a system, which is why it lets someone do something they should not be able to do.