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Re: Definition of Zero Day Protection


From: Stefano Zanero <zanero () elet polimi it>
Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2004 16:05:07 +0200

Ali-Reza Anghaie wrote:

A vulnerability is frequently known before a real-world exploit/script.

That is not, by any means, zero-day protection. Nor I have ever heard any vendor claiming it to be zero-day protection.

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