What Is a Cybersecurity Vulnerability and How Do They Lead to Breaches?

This article provides an overview of cybersecurity vulnerability management: defining vulnerabilities versus threats, describing the vulnerability lifecycle (discovery, disclosure, patch release, remediation), outlining three management steps (identify, evaluate, address), and listing common vulnerability types (misconfigurations, unpatched software, weak credentials, insider threats, poor encryption, zero-day vulnerabilities). It also promotes SecurityScorecard’s monitoring and remediation solutions for continuous visibility and supply-chain detection.