zero-day: meaning & examples

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Meanings:

  • 1.

    GlobalInformation security communitytechnicalneutral
    • A previously unknown software or hardware vulnerability for which no public patch or official mitigation exists.

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    • When the cybersecurity team discovered the zero-day vulnerability, they realized no patch had yet been released to protect users.

      Cuando el equipo de ciberseguridad descubrió la vulnerabilidad zero-day, se dieron cuenta de que aún no se había lanzado ningún parche para proteger a los usuarios.

    • Zero-day flaws can be extremely dangerous because developers have zero days to fix the issue once it's exploited.

      Los fallos zero-day pueden ser extremadamente peligrosos porque los desarrolladores tienen cero días para solucionar el problema una vez que se explota.

    • If a hacker finds a zero-day in the software, they could compromise countless systems before anyone notices.

      Si un hacker encuentra una vulnerabilidad zero-day en el software, podría comprometer innumerables sistemas antes de que alguien se dé cuenta.

  • 2.

    GlobalInformation security communitytechnicalinformal
    • An exploit or piece of code that takes advantage of a zero-day vulnerability, typically used by attackers before defenders are aware.

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    • The attackers launched a zero-day exploit that took advantage of the unknown vulnerability before the vendor could respond.

      Los atacantes lanzaron un exploit zero-day que aprovechó la vulnerabilidad desconocida antes de que el proveedor pudiera responder.

    • Have you seen the latest zero-day used in recent cyberattacks? It’s especially sophisticated and hard to detect.

      ¿Has visto el último zero-day usado en ataques cibernéticos recientes? Es especialmente sofisticado y difícil de detectar.

    • Zero-day attacks often catch defenders off guard because the exploit is unknown until it's already in use.

      Los ataques zero-day a menudo toman por sorpresa a los defensores porque el exploit es desconocido hasta que ya está en uso.

  • 3.

    GlobalUnderground/black-market contextsinformalcolloquial
    • An item (for example, an exploit, encryption key, or vulnerability) traded covertly because it is previously undisclosed and therefore valuable.

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    • In the dark web market, zero-day exploits fetch high prices due to their rarity and potential impact.

      En el mercado de la dark web, los exploits zero-day tienen precios elevados debido a su rareza y potencial impacto.

    • They brokered a deal to trade zero-day encryption keys that hadn't yet been discovered by authorities.

      Negociaron un acuerdo para intercambiar claves de cifrado zero-day que aún no habían sido descubiertas por las autoridades.

    • Zero-day vulnerabilities are often hoarded or sold covertly because revealing them immediately would reduce their value.

      Las vulnerabilidades zero-day a menudo se acumulan o venden de forma encubierta porque revelarlas inmediatamente reduciría su valor.

  • 4.

    GlobalComputingtechnicalneutral
    • Used attributively to indicate that software, data, or an attack involves a zero-day vulnerability (e.g., zero-day exploit, zero-day attack, zero-day dataset).

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    • The security analyst presented a report on the zero-day attack that compromised several government servers last week.

      El analista de seguridad presentó un informe sobre el ataque zero-day que comprometió varios servidores gubernamentales la semana pasada.

    • Our software was updated to detect zero-day exploits before they can cause any damage.

      Nuestro software fue actualizado para detectar exploits zero-day antes de que puedan causar cualquier daño.

    • Zero-day datasets are invaluable for training AI systems to recognize previously unseen threats.

      Los conjuntos de datos zero-day son invaluables para entrenar sistemas de IA para reconocer amenazas previamente desconocidas.

Examples:

  • EN: If he can lure Mei Chen into his render, then we can launch what's known as a "zero-day attack."
    ES: Si podemos atraer a Mei Chen a su reproducción, luego podemos lanzar lo que se conoce como un "ataque día cero".
  • EN: Well, when you're selling something ephemeral, like a zero-day, or an encryption key, black-market buyers want independent verification that what they're buying is legit.
    ES: Al vender algo efímero, como un día cero o una llave de encriptación, los compradores del mercado negro quieren verificación de que lo que compran es genuino.
  • EN: I'll approach him, I'll tell him I have a zero-day exploit to sell.
    ES: Lo abordaré. Le diré que vendo una vulnerabilidad.
  • EN: It's a legitimate zero-day vulnerability.
    ES: Es toda una vulnerabilidad para ellos.
  • EN: He loves my zero-day and man-in-the-middle attack.
    ES: Él ama a mi ataque de día cero y man-in-the-middle.
  • EN: What do you guys know about zero-day vulnerabilities?
    ES: ¿Qué sabéis sobre vulnerabilidades de día cero?
  • EN: Well, Trevor fucking roped me into going through their zero-day exploit codes.
    ES: Bueno, Trevor me arrastró a reconsiderar... su recolección de sus códigos de vulnerabilidad.
  • EN: One of the things that surprised us was that Stuxnet utilized what's called a zero-day exploit, or basically, a piece of code that allows it to spread without you having to do anything.
    ES: Una de las cosas que nos sorprendieron fue que Stuxnet utiliza lo que se llama un exploit de día cero, o básicamente, un trozo de código que le permite propagarse sin hacer mucho.
  • EN: A zero-day exploit is an exploit that nobody knows about except the attacker.
    ES: Un exploit zero-day es un exploit que del que nadie sabe nada, excepto el atacante.
  • EN: That's what attackers value, because they know 100 percent if they have this zero-day exploit, they can get in wherever they want.
    ES: Esto es lo que los atacantes valoran, porque saben al 100% al tener un exploit zero-day, que podrán conseguir lo que quieran.
  • EN: The NSA marked their zero-day exploits as waterfalls.
    ES: La NSA marcó sus vulnerabilidades como cascadas.
  • EN: We started developing a virus... to target the machine's zero-day vulnerabilities, with, uh...
    ES: Comenzamos desarrollando un virus... ...paraapuntaralamáquina vulnerabilidades de día cero, con,eh...
  • EN: Next generation zero-day data set.
    ES: Conjunto de datos de día cero de última generación .
  • EN: With attackers regularly adopting new tools or changing their methods of attack, only 31% were very confident in their solution's ability to detect new zero-day bots never seen before.
    HI: हमलावरों द्वारा नियमित रूप से नए उपकरण अपनाने या हमले के अपने तरीकों को बदलने के साथ, केवल 31% नए शून्य-दिन बॉट्स का पता लगाने की उनके समाधान की क्षमता में बहुत आश्वस्त थे जो पहले कभी नहीं देखे गए थे।
  • EN: Due to a zero-day vulnerability, the malicious Pegasus code could be installed on the phone, even if the target never answered the call.
    HI: एक zero-day vulnerability के कारण, फोन पर malicious Pegasus code स्थापित किया जा सकता है, भले ही लक्ष्य ने कभी भी कॉल का उत्तर न दिया हो।

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