From the course: Data-Driven Network Security Essentials
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Vulnerability management system and SIEM data
From the course: Data-Driven Network Security Essentials
Vulnerability management system and SIEM data
- [Teacher] Vulnerability Management Systems present data on weak areas in your network. They also help you track vulnerabilities until they get resolved. One of the most fundamental types of data produced by Vulnerability Management Systems is a comprehensive list of software/hardware assets in your network. If you don't know what you own, it's impossible to protect it. By the way, this process of identifying your network assets is referred to as enumeration. Once you know what assets you have in your network, the next step is to check if there are any known vulnerabilities associated with them. The potential vulnerabilities include outdated firmware or operating systems as well as software box in general. Leading VMs recommend available patches, updates and upgrades to fix the vulnerabilities once they are detected. Vulnerability Management Systems and their sensors can be deployed within a network to thoroughly scan and continuously monitor every asset behind your firewall. Another…
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