19 Jan
2022
19 Jan
'22
6:17 p.m.
On 2022-01-19 12:04 p.m., eh@eduardhiebert.com wrote:
Lastly, forgive my lack of knowing, what does "zero-day attack" mean?
Essentially, an attack that exploits a brand-new vulnerability, either before it has been disclosed, or on the day of disclosure (hence 0-day). The key point being that it's a vulnerability for which there likely is not yet an update, patch, or even a mitigation strategy.
See also:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero-day_(computing)
Gilbert
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