A threat is a situation or condition that\u00a0has the potential to\u00a0harm a system or asset. An attack is an intentional activity designed to\u00a0harm\u00a0a system or\u00a0asset. About vulnerability once it\u00a0is discovered, an attacker’s playbook moves on to exploit. Hackers use exploits to take advantage of vulnerabilities for their\u00a0malevolent\u00a0purposes. What one would consider ethically acceptable is subjective. It would be helpful for the government and other organizations to utilize these attacks to retrieve critical information and successfully carry out any active missions.\u00a0So, as far as the government using these attacks,\u00a0I think\u00a0it’s acceptable in\u00a0a lot of\u00a0situations. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A threat is a situation or condition that\u00a0has the potential to\u00a0harm a system or asset. An attack is an intentional activity designed to\u00a0harm\u00a0a system or\u00a0asset. About vulnerability once it\u00a0is discovered, an attacker’s playbook moves on to exploit. Hackers use exploits to take advantage of vulnerabilities for their\u00a0malevolent\u00a0purposes. What one would consider ethically acceptable is subjective…. <\/p>\n