Vulnerabilities Are

question 16

Multiple Choice

Vulnerabilities are

• A) Safeguards used to minimize the impact of threats
• B) Capabilities, intentions and attack methods of adversaries to cause harm to assets
• C) Resource or information that is to be protected
• D) Weaknesses in an information system that can lead to a compromise of an asset

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Definitions:

Water-soluble Hormones

Hormones that are soluble in water, allowing them to easily circulate in the blood and bind to cell surface receptors, triggering a response.

Free Hormones

Hormones that are not bound to carrier proteins in the blood, making them biologically active and able to interact with target cells.

Alpha Subunit-GTP

A component of G-protein involved in signal transduction across the cell membrane that becomes active when bound to GTP.

G-protein Subunits

Components of G-proteins, which are involved in transmitting signals from cell surface receptors to internal cellular effectors.