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zero-day exploit

An attack that takes place immediately after a security vulnerability is announced. If a user discovers a vulnerability, it might wind up on one or two blogs, and the news travels fast. If a software vendor finds it, the tendency is to keep it under wraps until it has a patch to fix it. However, in many cases, vendors have to announce the flaw because users may be able to avoid the problem by steering clear of a Web site or being sure to not open a certain e-mail attachment. See exploit.

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No references found			Microsoft's recent Patch Tuesday included an FTP vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Information Services (ISS) that was the target of a limited number of zero-day attacks. Fighting the top IT security risks by ,Amol Sarwate, manager, Vulnerabilities Research Lab, Qualys / SC Magazine lt;p>"There is no product you can buy to stop this as a zero-day attack," Stewart says, though he added that antivirus software might eventually detect it and stop it later on your machine. New Threat: Clampi by Network World Middle East Yuval Ben-Itzhak, Finjan CTO explains: "Finjan customers are protected from these kinds of zero-day attacks, since Finjan's Vital SecurityTM Web Gateway is able to detect such an exploit and block it without the need to have prior knowledge of the specific technique used by cybereriminals. Finjan prevents zero-day exploit by Database and Network Journal			zero method Zero Morpheme Zero of a Function zero output zero phase-sequence relay Zero Point zero population growth zero potential Zero Sound zero state zero subcarrier chromaticity zero suppression zero time reference zero twist zero vector zero wait state Zero Water Level zero-access instruction zero-access storage zero-address instruction format Zero-Adjustment Mechanism zero-age main sequence zero-beat reception zero-bias tube zero-content zero-day attack zero-day exploit zero-field emission zero-gravity switch zero-length launcher zero-length rocket zero-level address Zero-Level Drift zero-lift angle zero-lift chord zero-order hold zero-order reaction Zero-Point Energy zero-point entropy zero-point pressure zero-point vibration zero-power reactor zero-rated zero-slot LAN zero-slump concrete zero-sum game Zeroconf zerogel Zeromski, Stefan zeroth zeroth law of thermodynamics			Zero-coupon bonds Zero-coupon bonds Zero-Coupon CD Zero-Coupon CDs zero-coupon certificate of deposit Zero-Coupon Certificates of Deposit Zero-Coupon Convertible Zero-coupon convertible bond Zero-Coupon Convertible Bonds Zero-Coupon Convertible Securities Zero-coupon convertible security Zero-Coupon Convertibles Zero-Coupon Mortgage Zero-Coupon Mortgages Zero-Coupon Securities Zero-Coupon Securities zero-coupon security zero-coupon security Zero-Crossing Detector Zero-Crossing Digital Phase-Locked Loop Zero-crossing rate Zero-Crossing Zero-Forcing Zero-Crossings Analysis Interface Module Zero-Current Switching Zero-Current Switching Pulse-Width Modulation Zero-Current Transition Zero-Current Turn-Off zero-day attack zero-day exploit zero-defect Zero-Degree Calorimeter Zero-Delay Finite Memory Zero-Delay Wavenumber Spectrum Zero-Dividend Preference Share Zero-Dividend Preference Shares Zero-division Zero-Downtick Zero-Downticks Zero-Drug Delivery Time Zero-Ductility Range Zero-Ductility Transition zero-emission Zero-Employment Family Zero-End Expiratory Pressure Zero-End Expiratory Pressure Zero-Energy Density of States Zero-Energy Resonance Zero-Error Side Information Zero-Field - Nuclear Quadripole Resonance zero-field emission Zero-Field Splitting Zero-Field-Cooled Zero-Field-Cooled Magnetization

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zero-day exploit (redirected from zero-day attack)

zero-day exploit
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