Automated Threat & Vulnerability Management
Introduction
Vulnerabilities are flaws in software that hackers can exploit to gain access to your network, sensitive data, and other assets. Since it's difficult, if not impossible, for companies to keep track of all their systems manually, they often rely on automated vulnerability management solutions such as ours. Our automated vulnerability and patch management solution includes:
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Our automated threat & vulnerability solution includes:
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Our automated vulnerability and patch management solution includes:
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Vulnerability assessment. A comprehensive list of your company's assets and their security posture, including network devices, web applications and databases.
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Patch management. Our software automatically manages the process of deploying patches to your systems in order to keep them up-to-date with the latest versions of software packages and operating systems with known vulnerabilities fixed by vendors.
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Regular reporting. Our system provides you with detailed reports that show what was found during the assessment phase and what actions have been taken as part of our patch management solution (e.g., deployments).
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Vulnerability assessment
Vulnerability assessment is the process of identifying and prioritizing vulnerabilities in your network. Vulnerability identification is done by scanning your network, while vulnerability prioritization is based on several factors such as the risk exposure level and criticality of each vulnerability found.
Vulnerability assessment is a critical step in the vulnerability management process as it helps to prioritize vulnerabilities according to their severity and risk exposure levels. There are two main types of vulnerability assessments: manual or automated security scanning tools that can be used by an organization’s IT staff or external vendors (CERT/CSIRT). Manual testing involves evaluating whether there are any security holes on your system, whereas automated scanning tools automate this process for you by automatically searching for weaknesses in your network without any user interaction required from you.
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Patch management
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Patch management is the process of keeping all computers, networks, and software up to date with the latest security patches. It's a crucial part of maintaining the security of your IT infrastructure. Patch management tools are available from many vendors.
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Regular reporting.
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Use regular reporting to keep track of vulnerabilities and patches. It's important to identify when a vulnerability is discovered in order to create a fix, but it’s just as important to know how that fix has been implemented. You should also be able to easily see a list of all the patches that were applied or have not yet been applied if you need to troubleshoot existing systems.
Regular reporting can help you identify gaps in your process and prioritize what needs to be done first, particularly if there are many different types of updates being made simultaneously (e.g., server patching).
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"The best way to prevent vulnerabilities from becoming exploits is to identify and patch them ASAP."
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Conclusion
The best way to prevent vulnerabilities from becoming exploits is to identify and patch them ASAP. Exploits are often developed within days of a vulnerability being discovered, so it's critical that your system is patched before hackers have the opportunity to exploit unknown vulnerabilities in your network. Vulnerabilities can be exploited by hackers to gain access to your systems, or they can be exploited by malicious code (malware) running on a computer or server within your network. It's also possible for malware on one computer in your network to accidentally trigger an exploit that affects other computers as well, leading to widespread infection within minutes or hours instead of days.
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