Vulnerability management is a critical and sometimes neglected aspect of information security. It consists of two main parts: awareness and action. First, the security practitioner must be aware of the vulnerabilities that exist in an organisation's systems and understand how dangerous each one is. Second, that information must feed into an ongoing process of addressing vulnerabilities by updating the vulnerable systems or otherwise mitigating their severity.

A hands-on guide to improving an organization's computer security and developing scanning tools on a budget.

About the Author
Andrew Magnusson has been working in the information security field since 2002, in areas ranging from firewall configuration to security consulting to managing SOC2 compliance. As a consultant deploying enterprise vulnerability management tools he has seen how an organization's vulnerability management practices, or lack thereof, affects their overall information security posture.

Reviews
"An easy read and offers comprehensive solutions to keeping an organization secure and always prepared for possible attacks."
-Helga Labus, Help Net Security



Book Information
ISBN 9781593279882
Author Andrew Magnusson
Format Paperback
Page Count 270
Imprint No Starch Press,US
Publisher No Starch Press,US