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vulnerability scanner

Term · Cybersecurity · MLC-T-CYB-004593

1. (As used in this volume) A network tool (hardware and/or software) that scans network devices to identify generally known and organization specific CVEs. It may do this based on a wide range of signature strategies.

2. A tool (hardware and/or software) used to identify hosts/host attributes and associated vulnerabilities (CVEs, CWEs, and others).

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-CYB-004593
FieldCybersecurity
ReferencesNISTIR 8011 Vol. 4; NIST CSRC Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-CYB-004593",
  "term": "vulnerability scanner",
  "field": "Cybersecurity",
  "definition": "1. (As used in this volume) A network tool (hardware and/or software) that scans network devices to identify generally known and organization specific CVEs. It may do this based on a wide range of signature strategies.\n\n2. A tool (hardware and/or software) used to identify hosts/host attributes and associated vulnerabilities (CVEs, CWEs, and others).",
  "references": [
    "NISTIR 8011 Vol. 4",
    "NIST CSRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/cybersecurity/vulnerability-scanner/"
}

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