Affiliation:
1. Albukhary International University, Malaysia
2. Indus University, Pakistan
Abstract
The present research explores a methodical approach to vulnerability exploits and countermeasure implementation. Threat modeling for proactive risk assessment, iterative adaptation to the changing threat landscape, and a workable framework fusing human expertise and automated technologies are highlighted. The goal of the work is to create a methodology that takes into account ethical issues and cutting-edge methods for locating and fixing vulnerabilities. The review of the literature dives into the body of research on vulnerability categorization and exploitation techniques. The installation, scanning, and analysis steps of exploiting a vulnerable server are covered in detail in the methodology section. Firewalls, intrusion detection systems, and security baselines are some of the countermeasures that are covered, underlining the need to take a scientific approach to improving security.