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System vulnerabilities are weaknesses in the software or hardware on a server or a client that can be exploited by a determined intruder to gain access to or shut down a network. Vulnerabilities exist not only in the hardware and software that constitute a computer system but also in policies and procedures, especially security policies and procedures, that are used in a computer network system and in users and employees of the computer network systems. Vulnerabilities can be found in so many areas in a network system and are indeed anything in a computer network that has the potential to cause or be exploited for an advantage. This chapter explores the sources and assessment of a computer network system’s vulnerabilities.
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Kizza, J.M. (2024). Introduction to Computer Network Vulnerabilities. In: Guide to Computer Network Security. Texts in Computer Science. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-47549-8_4
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