Vulnerability Assessment and Management | Penetration Testing with BackBox

Chapter 3. Vulnerability Assessment and Management

In this chapter, we will learn how to perform the vulnerability scans. We will be setting, configuring, and using OpenVAS to achieve this task. A basic knowledge of Linux shell and OS is required to be more confident with the content of this chapter.

A vulnerability assessment is the process of identifying, quantifying, and prioritizing the vulnerabilities present in a system. So, this will allow us to find the vulnerabilities in our environment.

A vulnerability management procedure is quite similar to the assessment. It helps us in term of solutions to prioritize the potential risk of vulnerabilities found in the assessment process. The management also includes the process of remedying the vulnerabilities.

The vulnerability assessment and management includes the following tasks:

Performing a scan against the system/environment we would like to test
Generating the full report of the scan
Analyzing the report generated
Prioritizing each vulnerability...

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Penetration Testing with BackBox

By : Stefan Umit Uygur

Penetration Testing with BackBox

By: Stefan Umit Uygur

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Chapter 3. Vulnerability Assessment and Management

Penetration Testing with BackBox

By : Stefan Umit Uygur

Penetration Testing with BackBox

By: Stefan Umit Uygur

Overview of this book

Chapter 3. Vulnerability Assessment and Management

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