SOME ESSENTIAL TERMINOLOGIES
Before proceeding further, the following are some of the essential terminologies in the field of hacking that one should be aware of:
馃敯Vulnerability: A Vulnerability is an existing weakness that can allow the attacker to compromise the security of the system.
馃敯Exploit: An exploit is a defined way (piece of software, set of commands etc.) that
takes advantage of an existing vulnerability to breach the security of an IT system.
馃敯Threat: A threat is a possible danger that can exploit an existing vulnerability to
cause possible harm.
馃敯Attack: An attack is any action that violates the security of the system. In other
words, it is an assault on the system security that is derived from an existing threat.