Differences between vulnerability management and vulnerability assessment
The term vulnerability management can often be confused with vulnerability assessment. The discussion of vulnerability management is not possible without mentioning vulnerability assessment repeatedly. Vulnerability assessment is a subset of vulnerability management. However, there are clear differences between the two, and they will be highlighted in detail in this section:
- As already mentioned, vulnerability assessment is a subset of vulnerability management. In the pursuit of effective vulnerability management, vulnerability assessment helps organizations determine the weaknesses in the system before they can come up with a comprehensive vulnerability management plan to address the identified issues. Therefore, it starts with organizations assessing the system using experts such as external security consultants who are hired to specifically assess the system for vulnerabilities and the risks they...
