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What is Exploit

Chapter 533
Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Third Edition
An action that takes advantage of weaknesses or vulnerabilities in software or hardware.
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Marketing Vulnerabilities in an Age of Online Commerce
Robert S. Owen (Texas A&M University, USA)
Copyright: © 2015 |Pages: 9
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-5888-2.ch533
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Chapter 23
POSMASWEB: Paranoid Operating System Methodology for Anonymous and Secure Web Browsing
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Chapter 444
Network Worms
Code written to take advantage of a specific vulnerability.
Published in Chapter: Network Worms; From: Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Second Edition
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Chapter 353
Intrusion Detection Based on P2P Software
A small program which is designed specifically to attack a certain vulnerability in a system. These are dangerous, while their use requires no skills, and they are usually published shortly after a disclosure of a vulnerability.
Published in Chapter: Intrusion Detection Based on P2P Software; From: Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Second Edition
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Chapter 401
Marketing Vulnerabilities in an Age of Online Commerce
An action that takes advantage of weaknesses or vulnerabilities in software or hardware.
Published in Chapter: Marketing Vulnerabilities in an Age of Online Commerce; From: Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Second Edition
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Chapter 35
Web Authorization Protocols
A piece of software that takes advantage of vulnerabilities in applications, networks, or hardware.
Published in Chapter: Web Authorization Protocols; From: Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Fifth Edition
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Chapter 41
Malicious Software
Software written to take advantage of a specific vulnerability.
Published in Chapter: Malicious Software; From: Encyclopedia of Internet Technologies and Applications
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Chapter 42
Current Challenges in Intrusion Detection Systems
Taking advantage of a software vulnerability to carry out an attack. To minimize the risk of exploits, security updates, or software patches should be applied frequently.
Published in Chapter: Current Challenges in Intrusion Detection Systems; From: Encyclopedia of Multimedia Technology and Networking, Second Edition
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Chapter 29
Honeypots and Honeynets: Analysis and Case Study
Piece of software that takes advantage of a security vulnerability with the intention of obtaining a behaviour undesired by the legitimate user. Exploits are not malicious code themselves: they are usually used as a first step for other purposes like non-authorized access or malware propagation.
Published in Chapter: Honeypots and Honeynets: Analysis and Case Study; From: Handbook of Research on Digital Crime, Cyberspace Security, and Information Assurance
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