Jessica Ann Harris

You have control over your own body, right? Well, scary scenarios in the healthcare industry are increasing in awareness. In the past, with the growth of...

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vulnerability

This is a tricky word, especially in application security or cybersecurity. The simple definition in a software context is that the code has some problem that could be exploited by someone at some point. Some think of it as a piece of code with a proven exploit, IE a static analysis violation with a stack trace and values used. This is a very narrow definition that probably doesn't help improve the state of the art. I prefer the idea that it's code that is exploitable based on the body of knowledge (as encapsulated in software coding standards).

CAN (Controller Area Network)

Controller Area Network aka CAN aka CAN Bus is a wiring standard for vehicles that enables communication between various components and devices without having a host computer. For example doors, brakes, transmission.

Internet of Things

common devices that have been internet enabled in order to remotely monitor and manage them, or collaborate with other devices, or provide extra functionality by accessing the internet. Like an internet enabled thermostat that you can control with your smartphone - see the Nest from Google.

IoT (Internet of Things)

DoS (denial-of-service)

Attackers try to make a computer, network, or application unavailable to end-users. For example by overloading it with too much traffic as in a distributed denial of service.

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