3 Mistakes Everyone Makes In Vulnerability Management
Avoid these goof-ups for an effective vulnerability management program
If Cybersecurity was a family then vulnerability management would be the relative that no one talks about until something bad happens
Vulnerability Management or VM is typically one of the most overlooked areas in Cybersecurity
It makes sense as it hardly sounds as bad-ass as doing malware analysis or implementing a new AI security solution
And yet .. a poor VM program has the ability to make or break your company’s security posture and make you the next data breach headline
Let us look at three examples of how companies goof up when it comes to vulnerability management
MISTAKE 1 : Thinking a VA Scan equals Vulnerability Management
A quick anecdote: Years ago, I worked for a company that ran scans religiously every month. And yet no improvement in the security posture happened .. the findings just kept piling up more and more as there was no attempt to analyze or risk assess the findings. They were just dumped into a PDF format and emailed to the IT team.
