MANAGED VULNERABILITY SCANNING

Operating a secure digital organization in today’s fast-paced business environment requires comprehensive visibility into assets and associated vulnerabilities. As technology evolves at an ever-increasing rate, environments become more susceptible to vulnerabilities, such as software flaws and configuration issues. Vulnerability scanning is essential for effective cyber defense, enabling security professionals to identify, classify, remediate, and mitigate vulnerabilities that attackers could exploit to access data and systems.

No, vulnerability scanning is not a replacement for penetration testing. Both are essential for a comprehensive security strategy but serve different purposes.

Vulnerability scanning seeks to identify assets and associated vulnerabilities, including networks, applications, and databases. It is performed regularly (e.g., monthly, weekly) and generates a list of detected vulnerabilities that need further investigation and remediation.

Penetration testing seeks to exploit security gaps or vulnerabilities using pre-authorized, precise cyber-attacks. It is performed less frequently (e.g., annually, semi-annually) and generates detailed insights into security weaknesses, including proof of exploits and recommendations for remediation.

Vulnerability management is an ongoing process to identify, classify, remediate, and mitigate vulnerabilities within an environment, and is composed of three main areas: 1) scanning, 2) triage, and 3) remediation. Trustwave Managed Vulnerability Scanning provides insights into the assets in your environment and their vulnerability to attacks. This includes discovery, network, application, and database scanning, as well as cyber advisory support for strategic remediation of identified vulnerabilities.

Vulnerability remediation focuses on taking specific actions to fix or eliminate identified vulnerabilities. As this responsibility typically falls under IT operations, Trustwave does not provide vulnerability remediation services.

No, you don’t need to have your own vulnerability scanner.

If you do have one and prefer that Trustwave use it, we can accommodate that. Alternatively, we can use our own scanners, depending on the type of scanning required (i.e., network, application, or database scanning).

• Acts as the primary point of contact
• Remediates challenges or concerns you may have throughout the vulnerability scanning process
• Provides context to vulnerability reporting

• Supports vulnerability prioritization
• Outlines cybersecurity best practices to consider
• Develops a roadmap for remediating identified vulnerabilities