The awareness and identification of vulnerabilities is a critical function of a cybersecurity specialist. Which of the following resources can they use to identify specific details about vulnerabilities?
- ISO/IEC 27000 model
- Infragard
- NIST/NICE framework
- CVE national database
Explanation: The United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security sponsor a dictionary of common vulnerabilities and exposures (CVE).
Each CVE entry contains a standard identifier number, a brief description of the security vulnerability and any important references to related vulnerability reports. The CVE list is maintained by a not-for-profit, the MITRE Corporation, on its public website.
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