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An '''attack vector''' is "[a] path or means by which an [[attack]] can be or is made on [[critical infrastructure]]."<ref>Massachusetts Inst. of Tech., The Future of the Electric Grid, Glossary, at 261 (2011) ([http://web.mit.edu/mitei/research/studies/documents/electric-grid-2011/Electric_Grid_Full_Report.pdf full-text]).</ref> |
An '''attack vector''' is "[a] path or means by which an [[attack]] can be or is made on [[critical infrastructure]]."<ref>Massachusetts Inst. of Tech., The Future of the Electric Grid, Glossary, at 261 (2011) ([http://web.mit.edu/mitei/research/studies/documents/electric-grid-2011/Electric_Grid_Full_Report.pdf full-text]).</ref> |
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Attack vectors enable [[hacker]]s to [[exploit]] [[system vulnerabilities]], including human errors. |
Attack vectors enable [[hacker]]s to [[exploit]] [[system vulnerabilities]], including human errors. |
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Revision as of 03:25, 3 November 2012
Definition
An attack vector is "[a] path or means by which an attack can be or is made on critical infrastructure."[1]
Overview
Attack vectors enable hackers to exploit system vulnerabilities, including human errors.