Word of the day: Zero-Day Exploitby the pureversity team
| word: Zero-Day Exploit | pronunciation: Zee-ro-Day | Definition :A cyberattack that takes advantage of a software vulnerability unknown to the vendor, exploited before a patch is available.In the words of famous people :
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who do you think would be describing Zero-Day Exploit here?
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"A zero-day exploit is like a hole in the barn roof you didn’t know existed until it rains."
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How many zero-day vulnerabilities were discovered in 2021?
01000
Did you know? 3 astonishing facts about Zero-Day Exploit :
1.The longest-active zero-day vulnerability remained undiscovered for 5 years and affected over 1 billion devices
2.A single zero-day exploit can sell for up to $2.5 million on the dark web
3.The average time between a zero-day's discovery and its first malicious use is just 7 days
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Word of the day: Zero-Day Exploitby the pureversity team
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