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Asset

a person, device, location, or information that SecOps aims to protect from an attack

Vulnerability

a weakness in software, hardware, facilities, or humans that can be exploited by a threat

Exploit

a program or piece of code designed to find and take advantage of a security flaw or vulnerability in an application or computer system

Threat

something or someone that can exploit a vulnerability to attack an asset

Attack

an action taken by a threat that exploits a vulnerability to either block authorized access to an asset or gain unauthorized access

Risk

the potential of a threat to exploit a vulnerability via an attack

SecOps

abbreviation for IT security operations; responsible for protecting assets by reducing the risk of attacks