Proof-of-concept exploit
Code demonstrating that a vulnerability can actually be exploited.
Learn it through a story
- Patch Tuesday and Other Unsexy Heroics (Cybersecurity for Juniors 3, Ch 14)
Related terms
- Placement Cell A college office that manages and verifies genuine job and internship opportunities for students.
- Pre-commit hook A script that runs automatically before a commit completes, able to block it if something looks wrong.
- Prompt injection Manipulating an AI system's behaviour through cleverly worded input text.
- Public wifi A shared wireless network anyone nearby can join, at a mela, cafe, or airport.
- QR code swapping Physically replacing a legitimate payment code with a fraudulent one.
- Quishing Phishing carried out through a QR code instead of a link or message.