From the course: Data-Driven Network Security Essentials
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Vulnerability management systems and security information and event management (SIEM)
From the course: Data-Driven Network Security Essentials
Vulnerability management systems and security information and event management (SIEM)
- [Instructor] Common network security attacks generally exploit a set of vulnerabilities found in a network. These vulnerabilities include outdated formware on a router, a computer with an old operating system, or a mis-configured device. As a preventive measure, you can use vulnerability management systems to scan your network for any weaknesses. They often check the network against a vulnerability database consisting of known bugs in the software running on the hardware that makes up the network. More vendors are adopting the common vulnerabilities and exposures, or CVE, database as their checklist when scanning a network for it's vulnerabilities. Each vulnerability in the CVE list has a unique identifier and a corresponding detailed description, which makes it easy to keep track of. You have several options when choosing a vulnerability management system. Nessus is one of the most well known commercial choices, while OpenVas is its open source counterpart. Another lead, SIEM or…
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