Priority Setting for IT Vulnerabilities in the Contemporary Technological Landscape
In today's digital landscape, ensuring the security of IT assets is paramount. Qualys, a leading provider of cloud-based security and compliance solutions, offers a robust solution to manage vulnerabilities effectively.
According to Josh Zelonis, a Forrester Research analyst, the vulnerability risk management process consists of four main steps: Asset identification, enumeration of assets, prioritization of patching, and remediation. Qualys' suite of tools is designed to facilitate each of these steps.
Firstly, Qualys AssetView automates the collection and categorization of IT and security information, providing a unified view of this data. This tool continuously monitors IT assets, whether they reside on-premises, in private clouds, or in virtualized environments.
The prioritization of patching is a critical step in the process, and Qualys provides assistance here as well. Qualys TP's Live Threat Intelligence Feed displays the latest vulnerability disclosures and maps them to your impacted IT assets. This feature allows you to see the number of assets affected by each threat and drill down into asset details.
Qualys AssetView also lets users assign criticality rankings to assets and tag them for organization. Additionally, its search engine allows for ad-hoc queries and generates customizable and dynamic dashboards.
Threat intelligence is essential for security teams to preemptively patch using threat landscape trends as a guide and to communicate effectively with C-level executives and board members. Qualys Threat Protection (TP) continuously correlates external real-time threat indicators against your internal vulnerabilities and IT asset data to help prioritize remediation work.
Once the priorities are set, Qualys Vulnerability Management (VM) takes over. This tool maps all assets on the network, details their OS, ports, services, and certificates, and scans them for vulnerabilities with Six Sigma 99.99966 percent accuracy. It generates comprehensive reports customized for different recipients and incorporates context and insight.
Moreover, Qualys VM, when paired with the Qualys Continuous Monitoring (CM) app, alerts about potential threats such as new hosts, expiring certificates, unexpected open ports, and unauthorized software.
In a 2017 Forrester survey, 58% of global businesses experienced at least one breach in the previous 12 months, with 41% of the breaches being carried out by exploiting a vulnerability. These statistics underscore the importance of robust vulnerability management solutions like Qualys.
When assigning remediation priorities, it's key to examine the severity of the vulnerabilities in the context of each asset. Qualys VM assigns remediation tickets, manages exceptions, lists patches for each host, and integrates with existing IT ticketing systems.
In conclusion, Qualys offers a comprehensive solution for managing vulnerabilities, from asset identification to remediation. By continuously detecting, assessing, and prioritizing vulnerabilities, Qualys empowers security teams to protect their IT assets effectively.
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