Vulnerability Management (OBJ .)
Vulnerability Management
- Systematic process for identifying, evaluating, prioritizing, and mitigating vulnerabilities
- Goals
- Maintain secure and resilient cybersecurity posture, minimize security breaches, and manage risk effectively
Study Topics
- Identifying Vulnerabilities
- Recognizing weaknesses in systems, applications, and networks
- Critical first step for building a robust security posture
- Threat Intelligence Feeds
- Provide essential information on emerging threats
- Proactive identification and mitigation of vulnerabilities
- Responsible Disclosure Programs
- Framework for ethical reporting of discovered vulnerabilities
- Fostering collaboration between security researchers and organizations
- Analyzing Vulnerabilities
- Evaluating severity and potential impact
- Prioritizing remediation efforts effectively
- Vulnerability Scans
- Employing scanning tools and methodologies
- Systematically searching for vulnerabilities
- Assessing Scan Results
- Comprehensive analysis of gathered data
- Determining vulnerabilities requiring immediate attention
- Responding and Remediating
- Developing effective response strategies
- Promptly addressing and reducing exposure to potential threats
- Validating Remediation
- Ensuring remediation actions effectively mitigate vulnerabilities
- Confirming the security of systems
- Vulnerability Reporting
- Communicating findings and remediation progress
- Maintaining transparency and facilitating decision-making