CompTIA Security+ Exam Notes

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Thursday, April 11, 2024

CVE & CVSS the differences

 CVE and CVSS

CVE (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures)
CVE deals with the platform, which is known to have a vulnerability.
Operating System
Applications
Hardware such as a switch, router, firewall, etc.
IoT (Internet of Things)

CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System)
This lets us know the criticality of the vulnerability.
This is a calculated value based on several elements.