Cybersecurity Curriculum

Section 3 . 1 . 2

2.1.2 Characteristics of Cyber-Operations (attack and exploitation)

Jack Goldsmith and a Berkman Center Cybersecurity Team

All cyber-operations – both attacks, and exploitations – requires three things: a vulnerability, access to the vulnerability, and a payload.

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