Implementing a Vulnerability Management Lifecycle

Introduction

• Everyone needs a vulnerability management program
• What you should know

1. Prepare for Vulnerability Management

• Defining vulnerability management
• The benefits of vulnerability management

2. Create the Vulnerability Management Program

• Succeed by setting program goals
• Make a great business case
• Assign qualified people
• Step 1 case study

3. Conduct Weekly Vulnerability Scans

• Creating the right core process
• How to discover known vulnerabilities
• Generating actionable vulnerability reports
• Validate reported vulnerabilities
• Step 2 case study

4. Mitigate Found Vulnerabilities

• How to design effective mitigations
• How to fix vulnerabilities
• How to verify mitigation success
• Step 3 case study

Conclusion

• Next steps