I was under the impression they were always the same thing but I was told today they are not. I am curious what the differences are, I did not have enough time at work to ask the guy I was talking to about it.
Well, a zero day exploit is a piece of malware/code that takes advantage of a previously unknown vulnerability in a software or system.
A zero day vulnerability is the vulnerability itself, which is unknown to the software vendor or security researchers. It is the precursor that allows for the exploit.
glitch72 Topic starter
20/06/2024 7:38 pm
@ironfelixx That makes sense, thanks for explaining it without giving me useless information. I think I was just confusing this with other terms. There is so much in the world of cyber security, it is hard to keep up with all the phrases!
IronFelixX 24/06/2024 6:45 pm
It can be confusing so no worries! I am still learning myself. When it comes to cyber security, I feel there is always something new to learn which is why forums like this are so valuable.
Whenever you see vulnerability just know that it means these is a case to be alarmed or concerned. It means there is an established issue. And exploit means the vulnerability has been made useful to the person looking to access things they should not be accessing.