Function: Vulnerability research (d4914b89-870a-5045-a1c9-13e9fc9fd2e0)
This function includes the discovery of new vulnerabilities as a result of specific CSIRT activities, such as the testing of systems or software using fuzz testing (fuzzing), or through the reverse engineering of malware. This function may also receive input from the service(s) of the Information Security Incident Management service area or the Situational Awareness service area that would initiate this function to look for suspected vulnerabilities. The discovery of a new vulnerability as a result of this vulnerability research function may become input to the Incident Response service, Vulnerability Detection function (see sub-functions for Vulnerability Scanning and Vulnerability Penetration Testing).