Lesson plan
Attack surface
The attack surface of a software environment is the sum of the different points (for attack vectors) where an unauthorized user (the "attacker") can try to enter data to, extract data from, or control a device or critical software in an environment. Ted. G. Lewis compares cyber attack-surfaces with battlefield attack-surfaces. Keeping the attack surface as small as possible is a basic computing security measure.
Article summary
The attack surface of a software environment is the sum of the different points (for attack vectors) where an unauthorized user (the "attacker") can try to enter data to, extract data from, or control a device or critical software in an environment. Ted. G. Lewis compares cyber attack-surfaces with battlefield attack-surfaces. Keeping the attack surface as small as possible is a basic computing security measure.
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- Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
- Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
- If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?
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