Vulnerability Management

Overview

Hundreds of vulnerabilities affecting companies' technological infrastructure and impacting their security are published daily. Therefore, vulnerability management services are designed to minimize risks in the technological infrastructure by managing the vulnerability lifecycle.

To carry out effective vulnerability management, it is essential to create an asset inventory, classify it, and identify its owners. From there, the security status of the assets is continuously monitored and prioritization tasks are carried out for action plans with the aim of facilitating mitigation work.

You Must Minimize Exploitable Security Weaknesses Across Your Operating Environment

New vulnerabilities in your IT ecosystem arise every day. But not all vulnerabilities are created equal. Most exploited vulnerabilities are already known by security and IT professionals at the time of the incident.

 Most companies adopt a reactive posture, attempting to stamp out vulnerabilities as soon as they’re discovered. But this “Whack-A-Mole” approach just leaves your security teams overworked, frustrated and perpetually behind. Instead of trying to patch everything, you need to focus on those vulnerabilities that present the greatest risk to your organization.

 That means analyzing and prioritizing those vulnerabilities based on risk-based remediation and data-driven metrics tied to your business objectives to minimize unnecessary patching and downtime.

Management Lifecycle

Organizations will always need proactive defenses — but vulnerabilities with known fixes are still the source for a significant number of breaches.

Vulnerability Management Benefits

The primary purpose of Marksmen-Research vulnerability management services is to minimize the exposure time to new threats in addition to being aware at all time the global status of your security.

The main benefits of the service include:

1. Proactive Threat Mitigation: Identifying and addressing vulnerabilities before they can be exploited reduces the risk of security breaches and potential data loss.

2. Enhanced Security Posture: Regular assessments and updates ensure that systems remain protected against evolving threats, enhancing overall cybersecurity resilience.

3. Regulatory Compliance: Meeting industry standards and compliance requirements, such as GDPR, HIPAA, or PCI-DSS, by maintaining up-to-date security measures.

4. Cost Efficiency: Preventing security incidents reduces the costs associated with data breaches, including financial losses, legal penalties, and damage to reputation.

5. Improved Risk Management: Prioritizing vulnerabilities based on their severity and potential impact helps organizations focus resources on the most critical areas, optimizing risk management strategies.

6. Continuous Improvement: Ongoing vulnerability management allows for continuous improvement of security practices, adapting to new threats and technological changes.

7. Business Continuity: By securing critical assets and infrastructure, organizations can ensure uninterrupted business operations and maintain trust with clients and stakeholders.

Application vulnerability management

For the development of the vulnerability management in infrastructure and application services, Marksmen-Research cybersecurity team relies on the vulnerability lifecycle:

1. Discovery - Take inventory of assets, asset managers and vulnerability detection.

2. Analysis - Analysis of the results obtained in the previous step using the internally developed methodology for dynamic Cyber security Risk.

3. Reporting - Delivery of the results obtained and facilitating their interpretation.

4. Remediation - Implementation of the proposed mitigation measures.

5. Verification - Verification of correct mitigation for the vulnerabilities found

Marksmen-Research Unique Vulnerability Management

Our Vulnerability Management Services are designed to ensure your mitigation processes constantly improve. Here is a breakdown of the Optiv vulnerability management process.