{"id":18753,"date":"2022-05-23T17:35:14","date_gmt":"2022-05-23T12:05:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.varutra.com\/?p=18753"},"modified":"2022-12-02T10:45:49","modified_gmt":"2022-12-02T05:15:49","slug":"why-ongoing-vulnerability-assessments-are-key-to-a-sound-security-posture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.varutra.com\/varutravrt3\/why-ongoing-vulnerability-assessments-are-key-to-a-sound-security-posture\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Ongoing Vulnerability Assessments Are Key to a Sound Security Posture?"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nCybercriminals are very smart and continuously looking for opportunities to exploit any possible vulnerability they can find. In 2021, more than 50 vulnerabilities were logged daily, as per a report by Redscan. In addition, there has been a significant increase in malware, DDoS, ransomware, and other types of cyber-attacks. More than 90% of malicious cyber activities were carried out last year by hackers with less technical expertise. Therefore, organizations need to build and manage a reliable security posture in these circumstances. In other words, organizations need to adopt a proactive approach to address the vulnerabilities, and one of the primary steps to achieve this is to perform a vulnerability assessment.<\/p>\n

What is a Vulnerability Assessment?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

As a human, it is common to make some errors and mistakes. It means if we create an application, it may sometime contain bugs. These bugs can be problematic as any cybercriminal can exploit these, and the organization can be at risk. This situation can be avoided through a vulnerability assessment. It scans and analyzes the system for any vulnerabilities that hackers can exploit.<\/p>\n

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Source: silentbreach<\/em><\/p>\n

Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing (VAPT)<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing, generally known as VAPT, are two different types of Technical Security Risk Assessment. So, it can be said that the functions of vulnerability assessment<\/a> and penetration testing are different, but they show different results and have the same focus area.<\/p>\n

In the vulnerability assessment<\/a> process, the tools will detect any vulnerabilities that are already existing in the system. While assessing the vulnerabilities, it may not be possible to differentiate between the bugs that can cause damage to the system and those that will not. The vulnerability scanners will quickly detect the pre-existing defects that were already present in their infrastructure\/codes and their location, then report it to the organization. While in penetration testing, a tester has to identify vulnerabilities by exploiting them manually. It is done to determine the extent of damage these vulnerabilities may carry out, like giving unauthorized access or other malicious activities. Then, it tries to identify what poses a threat to the system or any application.<\/p>\n

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Source: researchgate<\/em><\/p>\n

How Does Vulnerability Assessment Work?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Here are the five steps that are included in the vulnerability assessment process.<\/p>\n