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What is Vulnerability Assessment

Chapter 10
Decision Support Methods for Assessing Flood Risk and Vulnerability
Vulnerability assessment is a well-defined process which helps to ranking and classifying the problem or target. It provides the basic knowledge, background of risk, infrastructure information, awareness, environmental threats, and proper action.
Published in Chapter:
Flood Hazard Casting and Predictions of Climate Change Impressions
Vartika Singh (Amity University, India)
Copyright: © 2020 |Pages: 18
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-9771-1.ch010
Abstract
Climate change is a word that we have heard hundreds of times, but what is it? Is it happening or is it something made by us? There are thousands of such questions, thoughts, doubt which come to our minds as soon as we hear the words “climate change.” Even though there are hundreds of research works and many more proofs stating that the climate change is happening, there is a side which has been generally overlooked, and that is what if the climate change that we look is just something made by us. Climate change refers to long-lasting changes in temperature, clouds, humidity, and rainfall around the world. Both local and global factors cause regional climate change. This difference is significant because if a regional climate change occurs on account of local factors, then these changes can be mitigated by local actions. This chapter explores flood hazard casting prediction of climate change impressions.
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Chapter 81
Evaluating Cyber Attacks in Rail Transit
A formal assessment of a system’s vulnerabilities and the development of corrective measures to prevent these occurrences.
Published in Chapter: Evaluating Cyber Attacks in Rail Transit; From: Encyclopedia of Business Analytics and Optimization
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Chapter 64
Introduction to Computer Forensics in the Age of Information Warfare
The process of identifying technical vulnerabilities in computers and networks as well as weaknesses in policies and practices relating to the operation of these systems.
Published in Chapter: Introduction to Computer Forensics in the Age of Information Warfare; From: Encyclopedia of Information Communication Technology
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Chapter 1
Seismic Vulnerability of Historic Centers: A Methodology to Study the Vulnerability Assessment of Masonry Building Typologies in Seismic Area
It is a process that defines, identifies, and classifies the security holes (vulnerabilities) in an existing building or in a group of buildings like historic centers. In addition, it can forecast the effectiveness of proposed countermeasures and evaluate their actual effectiveness after they are put into use. A key component of the vulnerability assessment is properly defining the ratings for impact of loss and vulnerability.
Published in Chapter: Seismic Vulnerability of Historic Centers: A Methodology to Study the Vulnerability Assessment of Masonry Building Typologies in Seismic Area; From: Handbook of Research on Seismic Assessment and Rehabilitation of Historic Structures
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Chapter 11
A Cybersecurity Skills Framework
The assessment of an IT system, infrastructure, or application to identify potential public domain vulnerabilities. Vulnerability assessment differs from penetration testing in that no attempt is made to exploit the identified vulnerabilities.
Published in Chapter: A Cybersecurity Skills Framework; From: Cybersecurity Education for Awareness and Compliance
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Chapter 25
Security Framework for Supply-Chain Management
It is the process of identifying, quantifying, and prioritizing the vulnerabilities in a system.
Published in Chapter: Security Framework for Supply-Chain Management; From: Handbook of Research on Interdisciplinary Approaches to Decision Making for Sustainable Supply Chains
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