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Physical Exposure - technical definition
A rating used to calculate a systemÂ’s vulnerability. It is based on whether a
perpetrator needs physical access
to a system in order to exploit
the systemÂ’s vulnerability.
See Also: Access Control; Vulnerabilities of Computers.
Symantec Security Response. Glossary. [Online, July 15, 2004.] Symantec
Security Response Website.
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/refa.html.