loophole · weakness · patch · backdoor · crack · zero-day · malware · penetration · cyberattack · glitch · hole · risk · exposure · intrusion · compromise · password · theft · code
security flawsecurity feature
Mechanism preventing unauthorized access
safeguard · protection · defense mechanism · firewall · encryption
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Related — vulnerability (Openness to harm); exploit (Notable act or abuse); breach (Breaking of agreement); hack · bug · loophole · weakness · patch · backdoor · crack · zero-day · malware · penetration
system integritysecurity flaw ≠ security feature Mechanism preventing unauthorized access; safeguard · protection · defense mechanism · firewall · encryption
design qualitysecurity flaw ≠ best practice Accepted superior method; clean code · quality assurance
cyber threats: malware, phishing, hacking, virus, ransomware; cyberattacks: malware, phishing, ransomware, hack, virus; software bugs: bug, error, glitch, defect, fault; code bugs: bugs, errors, crashes, glitches, syntax error
Word data: Linguabase (CC0) · www.idea.org/words/security_flaw