Hardware Vulnerabilities

Question 1

What are Hardware Vulnerabilities?

Answer 1

Security flaws or weaknesses in a device’s physical components or design that can be exploited to compromise system integrity, confidentiality, or availability

Question 2

What are Firmware Vulnerabilities?

Answer 2

Grants attackers full control of a device, leading to unauthorized access or takeover

Question 3

What are End-of-life Systems

Answer 3

Software or hardware with very limited updates or support from the manufacturer, as it’s reaching the end of it’s life cycle soon

Question 4

What are Legacy Systems?

Answer 4

Outdated software or hardware that’s still in use, but has been superseded by newer alternatives

Question 5

What are Unsupported Systems?

Answer 5

Hardware or software that receive no official support, security updates, or patches from the vendor

Question 6

What are Unpatched Systems?

Answer 6

Devices, applications, or software without the latest security patches

Question 7

What are Hardware Misconfigurations?

Answer 7

Occurs when a device’s settings are incorrect or aren’t optimally set up

Question 8

What is Hardening?

Answer 8

Tighten security by closing unnecessary ports, disabling services, and setting permissions

Question 9

What is Patching?

Answer 9

Regular updates to fix known vulnerabilities in software, firmware, and applications with the latest security patches

Question 10

What is Configuration Enforcement?

Answer 10

Ensures devices and systems adhere to a standard secure configuration

Question 11

What is Decommissioning?

Answer 11

Retire end-of-life or legacy systems posing security risks

Question 12

What is Isolation?

Answer 12

Isolate vulnerable systems from the enterprise network

Question 13

What is Segmentation?

Answer 13

Divides the network into segments to limit the impact of breaches