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Vulnerability Assessment

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Systematic examination of an information system or product to determine the adequacy of security measures, identify security deficiencies, provide data from which to predict the effectiveness of proposed security measures, and confirm the adequacy of such measures after implementation.

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Senses

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NY DFS Part 500 (NYCRR Title 23, Chapter 1, Part 500)

The purpose of this task is to systematically examine an information system or product to determine the adequacy of security measures, identify security deficiencies, provide data from which to predict the effectiveness of proposed security measures, and confirm the adequacy of such measures after implementation.

Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) IT Examination Handbook Infobase, Glossary

Systematic examination of systems to identify, quantify, and prioritize the security deficiencies of the systems.

NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 2

Formal description and evaluation of the vulnerabilities in an information system.

Classifications

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Entity Type

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Information Class

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Variants

4 surface forms

synonym: vulnerability analysis
plural: Vulnerability Assessments
possessive: Vulnerability Assessment's
pluralpossessive: Vulnerability Assessments'

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