Monday February 06 , 2012
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Vulnerability Management


The Challenge

The vulnerability assessment acts as the baseline and discovery channel in support of vulnerability management. It scans the endpoints or as well as the servers and determines its vulnerability condition based on the organization’s database of known vulnerabilities or predefined standards. This information provides the security team with the required data to draw out important security measures and guideline for the organizations.

It is also viewed and regarded by many as an esoteric security management activity. Many organizations made the mistake of scanning for vulnerabilities but then not following up on the results. Vulnerability scanners have become a staple within organizations today.

The Solution

Vulnerability management is not just about scanning; it also includes the process and procedures after the scan. This includes asset inventory, prioritizing and researching the remediation activities as well as the actual execution of patching, hardening or reconfiguration of the infrastructure.



The Benefits

Vulnerability management can be implemented to secure IT environment as well as to improve the organization’s regulatory compliance policies. Vulnerability management process includes Policy, Baseline, Prioritize, Shield, Mitigate and Maintain which in turn improve the security of the organization IT infrastructure, leading to a higher uptime and better productivity.