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Letter: W - weakness
- Definition: A shortcoming or imperfection in software code, design, architecture, or deployment that, under proper conditions, could become a vulnerability or contribute to the introduction of vulnerabilities.
- Related Term(s): vulnerability
- white team
- Definition: A group responsible for refereeing an engagement between a Red Team of mock attackers and a Blue Team of actual defenders of information systems.
- Related Term(s): Blue Team, Red Team
- work factor
- Definition: An estimate of the effort or time needed by a potential adversary, with specified expertise and resources, to overcome a protective measure.
- worm
- Definition: A self-replicating, self-propagating, self-contained program that uses networking mechanisms to spread itself.
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