Humans value confidentiality. They want to keep their private information private while minimizing information about themselves. Unfortunately, there are many ways a hacker can uncover hidden information, such as hacking or social engineering. Companies try to prevent hacking from the internet through several layers of protection that includes firewalls and traffic filtering. While it may be a fantastic feat, some hackers are still able to bypass security. However, engineers can protect users with new products that have more security features through engineering. Engineers make cyber networks safe through tests and experiments. Without experimenting or running trials, products will be just a product with no purpose.

It is easy to protect against known attacks because they are already known and can be easily solved. However, with unknown attack vectors, engineers have difficulty identifying flaws in a system. Thus, they run tests with potential attack vectors and test the system with known vulnerabilities to prevent existing attacks. Programmers run tests on their software to find bugs that lead to exposure and possible exploits. Through testing, they can identify the weak points of their product and reinforce the weak points into a fantastic feature.

However, engineers can’t possibly prevent every single vector of attacks. So instead, engineers focus on vulnerabilities that have the highest threat. For example, a library, like log4j, can be used to shut down servers, gain admin access, or attain passwords. Therefore, one vulnerability can lead to several others depending on the threat level. Furthermore, improving a product to protect itself from a potential attack can make the product more vulnerable to bugs.

In conclusion, bugs cause vulnerabilities and can lead to exposed information. Testing helps with finding bugs and makes the product more secure. However, it won’t protect itself from potential or all of the attack vectors that a threat agent can use.