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Vulnerability Management

Security

Finding, prioritizing, and fixing vulnerabilities on an ongoing basis.

Definition

Vulnerability management is the habit of regularly finding security issues and fixing the most important ones first.

In plain English Finding, prioritizing, and fixing vulnerabilities on an ongoing basis.

Why this matters

Why it matters: It reduces the chance attackers exploit known weaknesses to steal data.

Example

Example: A team scans monthly, prioritizes critical issues, and patches them quickly.