Question

If a vulnerability is not fixed at the root cause, there is a possibility that another route of attack can emerge. This route is known as the ____________________. vulnerability vector attack vector risk vector root vector

Answer 1

Answer:

Attack vector

Explanation:

Vulnerability deals with how prone something is to an attack either through less protection or ignorance.

Attack vector is another route by which an attack can occur. It deals with the means by which an attacker(hacker) can gain access to a system to deliver destructive elements to it. This is helped and made possible most of the time as a result of human errors.

Answer 2

Answer:

Attack vector

Explanation:

Attack vector is simply a pathway in which an attacker make use to access an manipulate a targeted system.

This kind of attack maybe to a server, computer and so on, the attacker try as much as possible to penetrate into the system to cause havoc or attack.

Examples of attack vector are as follows :1) email attachment, 2) viruses 3) pop-up window 4) malware 5) web pages, among others.

So vulnerability must be fixed at the root cause to avoid creating another route of attack