Vulnerability Assessment
A vulnerability assessment is a systematic process of identifying, classifying, and prioritizing security weaknesses in systems, networks, or applications, typically using automated scanning tools.
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Glossary Terms(12)
Nessus
Nessus is a widely used vulnerability scanning tool developed by Tenable that identifies security weaknesses, misconfigurations, and missing patches across net…
Qualys
Qualys is a cloud-based security and compliance platform that provides vulnerability management, asset discovery, and continuous monitoring services to help or…
Rapid7
Rapid7 is a cybersecurity company offering a suite of products for vulnerability management, application security, and security operations, most notably Insigh…
Metasploit
Metasploit is an open-source penetration testing framework that provides a library of exploits, payloads, and auxiliary modules for discovering, validating, an…
Snyk
Snyk is a developer-focused security platform that scans code, open-source dependencies, containers, and infrastructure-as-code for vulnerabilities, integratin…
Veracode
Veracode is an application security platform that provides static, dynamic, and software composition analysis to identify vulnerabilities in code and open-sour…
Tenable
Tenable is a cybersecurity company specializing in exposure and vulnerability management, best known for creating Nessus and for its cloud platform Tenable One…
Penetration Testing
Penetration testing is an authorized, simulated cyberattack against a system, network, or application performed to identify exploitable security vulnerabilitie…
Bug Bounty Program
A bug bounty program is an initiative where an organization invites independent security researchers to find and responsibly report vulnerabilities in its syst…
Vulnerability Assessment
A vulnerability assessment is a systematic process of identifying, classifying, and prioritizing security weaknesses in systems, networks, or applications, typ…
CVE (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures)
CVE (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures) is a publicly maintained catalog that assigns a unique, standardized identifier to each publicly disclosed cybersecu…
NIST Cybersecurity Framework
The NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) is a voluntary framework developed by the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology that helps organizations m…