Security Terms

Security Terms

1. Asset = Ativos

   • Asset tangible = people, computers
   • Asset intangible = intellectual property, database information, contact list, accouting info)

2. Vulnerability is an exploitable weakness of type.

3. Threat (Ameaça) is any potential danger to an asset. A threat is anything that attempts to gain unauthorized access to, comprimise, destroy, or damage an asset

4. Risk is the potential for unauthorized access to, compromise, destruction, or damage to an asset.

5. Countermeasure is a device or process that is implemented to counteract a potential threat, wich thus reduces risk.