By- Aamir Lakhani, Global Security strategist and researcher at Fortinet. In cybersecurity terminology, an exploit is a bit of code or a program that takes advantage of vulnerabilities or flaws in ...

The business of selling software tools to attack a computer or network. Widely available on the Dark Web, the exploit industry is alive and well. See Dark Web and exploit. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR ...

A malware attack that takes place immediately after a vulnerability is discovered and before a patch is deployed to the OS, Web browser or application. When a vulnerability is discovered by a user, it ...

A zero-day exploit is one that takes advantage of a security vulnerability on the same day that the vulnerability becomes generally known. This term was viewed 4,175 times.