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- The useful idea
A zero-day (also known as a 0-day) is a vulnerability or security hole in a computer system unknown to its developers or anyone capable of mitigating it.
- How it works
Until the vulnerability is remedied, threat actors can exploit it in a zero-day exploit, or zero-day attack.
- Why it matters
The term "zero-day" originally referred to the number of days since a new piece of software was released to the public, so "zero-day software" was obtained by hacking into a developer's computer before
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- Why it matters
A zero-day (also known as a 0-day) is a vulnerability or security hole in a computer system unknown to its developers or anyone capable of mitigating it.