Vulnerability Management
The primary goal of vulnerability management is to enhance the security posture of your organisation.
By identifying and mitigating vulnerabilities, you reduce the potential for security breaches, data leaks, and other cyber threats.
This helps protect sensitive information and maintain the trust of customers, partners, and stakeholders.
A managed vulnerability process allows you to identify risks and allocate resources to the areas of the highest risk.
What is vulnerability management in Cyber Security?
Vulnerability management is an ongoing process through which cyber vulnerabilities are:
It’s a systematic approach to address vulnerabilities within an your technological infrastructure, which minimises potential points of entry that cyber attackers might attempt to exploit.
A security team will use a vulnerability management tool to detect vulnerabilities, and then use different strategies to address and remediate the security flaw.
Are you concerned that hidden vulnerabilities could be jeopardising your security strategy? Fear not. Our team are on hand to shine a light on all those deep, dark corners of your IT ecosystem.
What is risk-based vulnerability management?
Effective vulnerability management takes a risk a risk-based approach.
This risk-based vulnerability management assesses vulnerabilities not only for their potential to be exploited but also for what the organisational consequences of a breach might be.
This allows you to prioritise resources, targeting the most critical vulnerabilities first, and radically reducing the potential for harm.
Vulnerability management vs vulnerability assessment?
The terms vulnerability management and vulnerability assessment are sometimes used interchangeably, but they are in fact distinct stages in the security process.
- A vulnerability assessment is an initial step that involves identifying any vulnerabilities in the IT infrastructure.
- Vulnerability management involves a broader cycle, including the assessment, monitoring and mitigation of vulnerabilities. It goes beyond identification, to emphasise a holistic approach to ongoing risk reduction.
What is the vulnerability management process?
1. Assess
- The process begins with an assessment of the vulnerabilities within your network, applications and infrastructure. A range of tools and techniques are used, such as vulnerability scanning for local potential weaknesses.
2. Prioritise
- The identified vulnerabilities are then assessed for their severity and the potential impact of a breach. Organisations can then prioritise mitigation resources based on the risk level.
3. Act
- Strategies to mitigate and address identified vulnerabilities are then developed. These can include implementing additional security measures, reconfiguring systems and applying patches.
4. Reassess
- After any mitigation steps have been taken, the effectiveness of these actions should be reviewed. Vulnerabilities should be reassessed to ensure that they have been successfully addressed. Any new issues that might have arisen should be identified.
5. Improve
- It’s important to remember that vulnerability scan management is an ongoing process. It should be continuously monitored for any new vulnerabilities, using experiences and strategies, to further refine the overall vulnerability management process.
Vulnerability Management from Equilibrium Security
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- Vulnerability management techniques to identify, manage, prioritise your biggest security threats.
- Proactively identify and address security incidents to prevent exploitation, rather than reacting post-incident.
- Swift application of patches and updates to mitigate security vulnerabilities, lowering the breach risk.