Avoiding the most common vulnerability-management pitfalls

Vulnerability management (VM) can seem unmanageable at times. But the key to successful VM is working smarter rather than harder. If you approach VM intelligently and prioritise appropriately, you can keep the number of resulting tasks from spiralling out of control. Vulnerability management (VM) can seem unmanageable at times. But the key to successful VM is working smarter rather than harder. Often the devil is in the details as well as the larger processes. That's why it's good practice to step back and evaluate your vulnerability-management programme from end to end. If you approach VM intelligently and prioritise appropriately, you can keep the number of resulting tasks from spiralling out of control, argues Mieng Lim of Digital Defense. © 2020 Elsevier Ltd