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Software vulnerability management refers to the process of identifying, assessing, prioritizing, and mitigating security vulnerabilities in software applications and systems. It aims to proactively detect weaknesses that attackers could exploit, leading to potential security breaches. By regularly patching, updating, and implementing security measures, organizations can reduce the risk of cyberattacks and enhance their overall cybersecurity posture.

A vulnerability assessment solution is a software tool or service that scans and evaluates computer systems, networks, or applications to identify potential security weaknesses and critical vulnerabilities. It helps organizations detect and prioritize risks, allowing them to take proactive measures to strengthen their defenses and protect against cyber threats.

A vulnerability scanner is a software tool that scans computer systems, networks, or applications to identify security weaknesses and vulnerabilities. It automatically searches for potential entry points for cyberattacks, helping organizations assess their risk levels and take proactive measures to strengthen their defenses and protect against potential cyber threats.

Vulnerability management programs have a systematic approach to identify, evaluate, and address security vulnerabilities in an organization’s software, systems, and networks. It involves regular assessments, prioritizing risks, and implementing measures to mitigate threats, ensuring ongoing protection against cyberattacks and maintaining a robust cybersecurity posture.

RBVM is the process of prioritizing and remediating vulnerabilities by the risk level that they pose to the organization.

To proactively identify and mitigate cybersecurity risks, organizations should conduct regular risk assessments, leverage threat intelligence, stay informed about emerging threats, and implement robust security controls. Continuous vigilance is critical.

RBVM (Risk-Based Vulnerability Management) outshines traditional methods by prioritizing vulnerabilities based on risk impact. It’s a smarter, more effective approach for robust cybersecurity.

First, there are quite a few vulnerability management (VM) tools out there that cannot accomplish what they claim they are capable of, so thorough due process when selecting a VM tool is always recommended. Beyond VM tool capability, there are often resource constraints within the organization, and in most cases, expertise and experience around managing, configuring, and deploying VM tools. Last, even when all of this is accounted for and done properly, there are additional cycles required by an organization to ensure that the outputs of these tools are actionable (i.e., no wasting development cycles on false positives, having enough context and guidance around the remediation, support, etc.).

Edgescan RBVM is designed to augment an organization’s security team by eliminating the need to own, manage, and configure multiple tools such as network vulnerability scanners and DAST tools. Further, Edgescan RBVM presents only validated vulnerabilities to the platform so teams do not waste cycles on false positives.

Edgescan RBVM incorporates industry standard risk rating systems like NIST CVSS, along with third-party threat feeds like the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog, FIRST.org Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS), along with propriety risk rating systems (i.e. Edgescan Validated Security Score (EVSS) and Edgescan Exposure Factor (EXF)), so organizations have the visibility and flexibility to determine the approach that is right for them.

There are many different approaches to risk-based prioritization of vulnerabilities. Still, in general, the risk is determined by many factors, including but not limited to the sensitivity of the data that is potentially assessable if a breach were to occur, how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited, and whether the vulnerability is known to have been exploited.

RBVM (Risk-Based Vulnerability Management) empowers organizations to strategically prioritize and address cybersecurity risks. It’s about smartly managing vulnerabilities to enhance overall security resilience.