Threat Vs Vulnerability Vs Risk (In layman story)
In Simple language : we forgot take out the key from the Car in public area is an Vulnerability and the Threat here is where we put the car & key, is it in City area or in a Village ! ?, that is, how much probability on potential to the vulnerability. and finally , the Asset value is what kind car we using Ford or Ferrari :). The term “vulnerability” refers to the security flaws (Weakness ) in a system that allow an attack to be successful. Threat is the frequency or probability of potentially adverse events. Risk = Threat * Vulnerability * Asset Value Come to Tech Scenario :Think we left server / laptop unlocked in home or office a vulnerability assessment is the process of identifying and quantifying vulnerabilities in an environment. It is an in-depth evaluation of your posture, indicating weaknesses as well as providing the appropriate mitigation procedures required to either eliminate those weakne...