# Vulnerability Research

The process of finding and analyzing new vulnerabilities.

* Through direct experimentation.
* Through analysis of the architecture, code, or system behavior.

Important to many different stakeholders:

* **Product owners**: prioritize actions/budget on the product lifecycle.
* **Developers**: understand what created the vuln, and how it can be avoided.
* **Administrators**: assess the impact and deploy defense/recovery measures.
* **Vulnerability Researchers**: to pivot to new vulnerabilities.