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VULNERABILITE TECHNIQUE [4 records]

Filter results by subject field Alphabetical list of terms

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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2020-09-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • IT Security
  • Risks and Threats (Security)
DEF

[A] flaw in the design, implementation, operation, or management of an information technology system, device, or service that provides access to cyber threat actors.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité des TI
  • Risques et menaces (Sécurité)
DEF

[...] défaut dans la conception, la mise en œuvre, l’exploitation ou la gestion d’un système de technologie de l’information (TI), d’un dispositif ou d’un service qui peuvent fournir un accès aux auteurs de cybermenaces.

Spanish

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Record 2 2019-09-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Security
  • Counter-Measures (Military operations)
  • Electronic Warfare
  • IT Security
DEF

An action, device, procedure, technique, or other measure that is designed to minimize vulnerability.

OBS

Techniques are actions taken by personnel and/or functions performed by equipment.

OBS

countermeasure: designation and definition standardized by ISO in collaboration with the International Electrotechnical Commission.

OBS

countermeasure; CM: designations officially approved by the Joint Terminology Panel, the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces and the Defence Terminology Standardization Board and standardized by NATO.

Key term(s)
  • counter-measure

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité
  • Contre-mesures (Opérations militaires)
  • Guerre électronique
  • Sécurité des TI
DEF

Action, dispositif, procédure, technique ou autre mesure conçue pour réduire la vulnérabilité.

OBS

Les techniques constituent des actions prises par des personnes ou des fonctions exercées par de l’équipement.

OBS

contre-mesure : désignation et définition normalisées par l’ISO en collaboration avec la Commission électrotechnique internationale.

OBS

contre-mesure; CM : désignations uniformisées par le Groupe d’experts en terminologie interarmées, le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes et le Conseil de normalisation de terminologie de la défense; désignations normalisées par l’OTAN.

Key term(s)
  • contremesure

Spanish

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Record 3 2013-06-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupational Bodies and Committees
  • Materials Engineering
DEF

A committee created in August 2005 to conduct an engineering assessment of the vulnerability of Canada's public infrastructure to the impacts of climate change.

OBS

Between August 2005 and June 2012 the committee's activities were co-funded by Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) and Engineers Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités professionnels
  • Génie des matériaux
DEF

Comité créé en août 2005 afin d’effectuer une évaluation technique de la vulnérabilité des infrastructures publiques du Canada aux impacts du changement climatique.

OBS

Entre août 2005 et juin 2012, les activités du Comité ont été financées conjointement par Ressources naturelles Canada (RNCan) et Ingénieurs Canada.

Spanish

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Record 4 - external organization data 2006-03-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies)
08.06.03 (2382)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

action, device, procedure, technique, or other measure that is designed to minimize vulnerability

OBS

countermeasure: term and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 2382-8:1998].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir - ISO/CEI JTC 1 Vocabulaire des technologies de l'information
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
08.06.03 (2382)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

action, dispositif, procédure, technique ou autre mesure conçue pour réduire la vulnérabilité

OBS

mesure de prévention; contre-mesure : termes et définition normalisés par l’ISO/CEI [ISO/IEC 2382-8:1998].

Spanish

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