Threat & Vulnerability Management

Threat and Vulnerability Management is a continuous, proactive approach to identifying, assessing, prioritizing, and remediating vulnerabilities in an organization’s IT infrastructure.

Key Components

• Vulnerability Scanning - Automated discovery of security weaknesses
• Threat Intelligence - Understanding adversary tactics, techniques, and procedures
• Risk Assessment - Evaluating vulnerability severity and business impact
• Prioritization - Focusing remediation efforts on highest-risk issues
• Remediation - Patching, configuration changes, and compensating controls

Process Lifecycle

• Asset discovery and inventory
• Vulnerability identification and scanning
• Threat correlation and analysis
• Risk-based prioritization
• Remediation planning and execution
• Verification and reporting
• Continuous monitoring

Tools & Technologies

• Vulnerability scanners (Nessus, Qualys, Rapid7)
• Threat intelligence platforms
• Patch management systems
• Configuration management databases (CMDB)
• Security ratings services
• Penetration testing tools