The phrase
"potential vulnerabilities" refers to weaknesses or flaws that could exist in something or someone that could make them vulnerable to harm or exploitation.
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After
identifying potential vulnerabilities, it is important to develop a plan or strategy for enhancing improvements can include adding security technology and communications systems, and enhancing locks and window protections.
Despite sea
turtles potential vulnerability to climate change little is known about the specific effects that it will have on their broader ecology and population stability.
WASHINGTON — In response to the measured and projected effects of climate change, U.S. naval forces should begin now to strengthen capabilities in the Arctic, prepare for more frequent humanitarian missions, and analyze
potential vulnerabilities of seaside bases and facilities, says a new report by the National Research Council.
Cops would also use the opportunity to complete a detailed 11 - page safety audit looking
for potential vulnerabilities in school safety plans or in school buildings themselves.
«If a potential adversary is making the systems and software that you use,» P.W. Singer, author of Cybersecurity and Cyberwar: What Everyone Needs to Know, told The Verge, «you don't just have dependency, but
also potential vulnerability that can be exploited not just now, but years into the future.»
Rich Mogull, analyst & CEO of the Securosis security firm, tells us that in order for antivirus software to work, it needs hooks into the operating system that — when available — «also
create potential vulnerabilities.»
The first is loss prevention or avoidance: The insurer or an outside contractor partner assesses the client's existing IT systems and the security measures already in place to defend them,
pinpointing potential vulnerabilities and identifying solutions.
They also discuss the ways in which the funds» risk - management frameworks could contribute to financial system stability and how they
minimize potential vulnerabilities.
Policy responses to the developments reviewed above fall into two broad areas: supporting initiatives seeking more appropriately priced and robust liquidity conditions; and possible backstops addressing
potential vulnerabilities under adverse scenarios.
Democrats acknowledge in private that the party
faces potential vulnerability over the controversy, especially if more damaging details surface in the days ahead.
To shed light on how security tools support developers in
diagnosing potential vulnerabilities, Murphy - Hill's team and collaborators from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte devised a separate study, effectively asking: do tools give developers the information they need to determine if there's a real problem and how to fix it?
Bespoke and unsecured loans from trusted finance providers allow education institutions to invest in security awareness training and «health check» audits from external IT consultants who can assess a school's network security processes and flag susceptibilities to
minimise potential vulnerabilities.
Climate change regulation changes and increases the complexity of relationships between natural gas and other energy activities (e.g. coal - to - gas generation switch), increases the nature and variety of candidate actions available, and thus magnifies the uncertainties that must be taken into account by any useful forecast, whether a conditional assessment to gain insights and
understand potential vulnerabilities or an attempted prediction of the future.
While it may be impossible to prevent individual employees from engaging in the kind of illegal behaviour that Staff have alleged occurred here, organizations should
consider potential vulnerabilities and reassess whether any additional measures can be adopted to protect sensitive information.
Keeping your plethora of programs patched and up - to - date is vital to
plugging potential vulnerabilities in your system, but desktop programs don't automatically update in applike fashion.
In a statement to Gizmodo, SmartThings adds that «
potential vulnerabilities disclosed in the report are primarily dependent on two scenarios - the installation of a malicious SmartApp or the failure of third party developers to follow SmartThings guidelines on how to keep their code secure.»
A Belkin spokesperson told CNET that the company has «corrected the list of five
potential vulnerabilities affecting the WeMo line of home automation solutions» that was published in the CERT advisory.
«Similar exploits in the future can not be ruled out, and the effectiveness of ongoing protections is limited by the imagination of those attempting to
anticipate potential vulnerabilities,» he told TechNewsWorld.
As we update the language used for our front - end development from Velocity to React, we will be utilizing one of the most cutting - edge technologies, and
eliminating potential vulnerabilities from older coding styles.
It's better to address
potential vulnerabilities at the outset of the New Year than find yourself forced to deal with them later, once your data or tools have been compromised or lost.
Smartphones have similar processing power to PCs and
similar potential vulnerabilities, but unlike many computers, smartphones have an always - on connection to the Internet.
Drew Prestridge, a campaign spokesman, cited grassroots support, fundraising and
potential vulnerabilities of Stefanik as a reason for the designation, which may lead to an increase in resources being funneled to the race.
A. Within Zola Suite, we use automated probing services provided by external security companies to scan every 24 hours
for potential vulnerabilities in our applications, systems and networks.
Tech companies are suddenly under more pressure than ever to take their roles as data gatekeepers more seriously, and Facebook appears to be weeding
out potential vulnerabilities.
The 11 March report
highlights potential vulnerabilities in how the federal government is acting on recommendations unveiled last May by a multiagency task force convened by President Barack Obama.
«If a potential adversary is making the systems and software that you use,» he says, «you don't just have dependency, but
also potential vulnerability that can be exploited not just now, but years into the future.»
ORIC is also implementing a next generation screening platform to identify
potential vulnerabilities in resistant tumors and reveal new targets for drug discovery.
«This includes monitoring
any potential vulnerability, not just cyber-security.»
The first step is realizing
the potential vulnerability.
Unlike other founders, I was not
a potential vulnerability; I was an additional asset.
The attack highlighted
the potential vulnerability of the nation's energy system, cyberexperts say.
Voting machines have long been under fire for
their potential vulnerabilities, but they represent just one tiny aspect of the cyber threat matrix surrounding election day.
And just this week in its Quarterly Review, the Bank of International Settlement is again sending an early warning signal about
the potential vulnerabilities related to the sharp expansion of credit in Canada in recent years.
Companies have to make public
any potential vulnerabilities that have yet to be exploited by hackers, in effect creating a new compulsory disclosure category.