Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

créneaux de vulnérabilité

English translation:

security loopholes

Added to glossary by Silvia Brandon-Pérez
May 10, 2007 23:11
17 yrs ago
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French term

créneaux de vulnérabilité

French to English Other IT (Information Technology) data security
L'Utilisateur s'abstient d'utiliser d'éventuels "créneaux de vulnérabilité" en matière de sécurité et d'en faire publicité.
Change log

May 12, 2007 09:31: Silvia Brandon-Pérez changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/31238">Enza Longo's</a> old entry - "créneaux de vulnérabilité"" to ""security loopholes""

Discussion

Enza Longo (asker) May 11, 2007:
I just found this definition of 'security loopholes' which perfectly fits the context, so this is what I'll go with:
security loophole Definition: TechEncyclopedia from TechWeb
security loophole - A vulnerability in software, typically in the operating system, that enables an attacker to compromise the system.
www.techweb.com/encyclopedia/defineterm.jhtml?term=security... - 27k - Cached - Similar pages

Proposed translations

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vulnerability gaps (loopholes?)

A possibility.
Peer comment(s):

agree Charles Hawtrey (X) : Could also be 'security loopholes' or 'looholes in security' depending on which reads better in the final version
11 hrs
Yes, that's an excellent suggestion. Thank you, Charles.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "many thanks to you and to Charles! see my note as to the definition of 'security loopholes""
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2 hrs

weak points

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Note from asker:
many thanks for your input, Odette but I believe that security loopholes is the way to go.
Peer comment(s):

agree Julie Barber
4 hrs
Merci Julie
agree Miranda Joubioux (X) : I like this option
4 hrs
Thank you Miranda
agree Alanna Wilson-Duff
4 hrs
Merci Alanna
agree Emma Paulay : The most English sounding
6 hrs
Thank you Emma
agree cristina estanislau
8 hrs
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8 hrs

windows of vulnerability

Just a suggestion, here, just as there are "windows of opportunity", there could be "windows of vulnerability", ...?
Note from asker:
many thanks for your input, Anne but I believe that security loopholes is the way to go.
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1 hr

vulnerability

Combining
http://dict.leo.org/frde?lp=frde&lang=de&searchLoc=0&cmpType...
with
http://dict.leo.org/ende?lp=ende&lang=de&searchLoc=0&cmpType...
leads to
vulnerability (weak spots)

''Taiwan Quake Exposes Internet Vulnerability''
Nevertheless, it disrupted telecommunication networks in Asia severely and exposed a vulnerable "choke point" in the network of fiber-optic cables that form the physical layer of the Internet.
http://www.pinr.com/report.php?ac=view_report&report_id=602&...

7.0 SYSTEM VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT
Vulnerability assessment is a key component of a risk assessment, intended to identify system vulnerabilities and determine the likelihood of exploitation of those vulnerabilities.
7.1 Technical Vulnerability
7.2 Personnel Vulnerability
7.3 Telecommunication Vulnerability
7.4 Software Vulnerability
http://www.usdoj.gov/jmd/irm/lifecycle/appendixc17.htm

The user should not disclose any vulnerable points in the system.

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Note added at 8 Stunden (2007-05-11 07:59:24 GMT)
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Also Hits for "vulnerable points" (104.000 Google hits):

The technology is designed to protect against intrusions and malware. StillSecure CTO Mitchell Ashley learned a great deal about the vulnerable points in the corporate network during the company's research and development cycle for this and other recently released products.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/46783.html

As a solution to the third step, we propose to use our toolkit to identify vulnerable points in the network and present defense mechanisms to protect the network.
http://www.cse.psu.edu/~kotapati/index_files/Research.html
Note from asker:
many thanks for your input, Johannes but I believe that security loopholes is the way to go.
Peer comment(s):

agree Julie Barber
5 hrs
Thank you
agree Alanna Wilson-Duff
5 hrs
Thank you
agree Natasha Dupuy : I would definitely use "vulnerable points" in this context
6 hrs
That's no bad idea.
neutral writeaway : Ok-you hid your German answer-too bad you didn't follow my suggestion and use weak points. someone else did. I prefer it to vulernabile points
8 hrs
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