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== Definition == | == Definition == | ||
| − | '''Vulnerability'''. A weakness, susceptibility or flaw of an asset or control that can be exploited by one or more threats. The degree to which a person, asset, process, information, infrastructure or other resources are exposed to the actions or effects of a risk, event or other occurrence. | + | '''Vulnerability'''. A weakness, susceptibility or flaw of an asset or control that can be exploited by one or more threats. The degree to which a person, asset, process, information, infrastructure or other resources are exposed to the actions or effects of a risk, event or other occurrence. The conditions determined by physical, social, economic and environmental factors or processes which increase the susceptibility of an individual, a community, assets or systems to the impacts of hazards. |
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| + | == See Also == | ||
| + | * For positive factors which increase the ability of people to cope with hazards, see also the definitions of “Capacity” and “Coping Capacity” | ||
== Reference == | == Reference == | ||
* Adapted from CPMI-IOSCO and ISO/IEC 27000:2018 | * Adapted from CPMI-IOSCO and ISO/IEC 27000:2018 | ||
| + | * https://www.undrr.org/terminology/vulnerability | ||
[[Category:Cyber Risk]] | [[Category:Cyber Risk]] | ||
[[Category:Business Impact Analysis]] | [[Category:Business Impact Analysis]] | ||
Revision as of 15:57, 10 August 2021
Definition
Vulnerability. A weakness, susceptibility or flaw of an asset or control that can be exploited by one or more threats. The degree to which a person, asset, process, information, infrastructure or other resources are exposed to the actions or effects of a risk, event or other occurrence. The conditions determined by physical, social, economic and environmental factors or processes which increase the susceptibility of an individual, a community, assets or systems to the impacts of hazards.
See Also
- For positive factors which increase the ability of people to cope with hazards, see also the definitions of “Capacity” and “Coping Capacity”
Reference
- Adapted from CPMI-IOSCO and ISO/IEC 27000:2018
- https://www.undrr.org/terminology/vulnerability
