Vulnerability Management

Vulnerability Management Program Guide

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27 Nov 2025 — 1 min read

A robust vulnerability management program is essential for identifying and remediating security weaknesses before attackers exploit them.

Vulnerability Management Lifecycle

Discovery: Identify all assets in your environment
Assessment: Scan for vulnerabilities
Prioritization: Rank by risk and business impact
Remediation: Patch, mitigate, or accept risks
Verification: Confirm fixes are effective
Reporting: Track metrics and communicate status

Prioritization Factors

CVSS severity score
Exploitability (known exploits in the wild)
Asset criticality
Network exposure
Data sensitivity

Popular Scanning Tools

Nessus
Qualys
Rapid7 InsightVM
OpenVAS (open-source)
Nuclei (open-source)

Key Metrics

Mean time to remediate (MTTR)
Vulnerability density
Patch coverage rate
Risk reduction over time

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