A vulnerability assessment helps identify, classify, and prioritize vulnerabilities in network infrastructure, computer systems, and applications. A vulnerability is a security weaknesses that might expose the organization to cyber threats or risks. Vulnerability assessments often employ automated testing tools such as network security scanners, showing the results in a vulnerability assessment report
View potential threats
Determine risk level = A x V x T
Proactively fix vulnerabilities
Establish process, standards and guidelines
Discover all assets across the network
Assign business value to assets
Determine vulnerabilities on assets
Review for policy compliance
Measure impact of security decisions and actions