Learning Vulnerability Management

Offered By: LinkedIn Learning

Tags

Vulnerability Management Courses Cybersecurity Courses Regulatory Compliance Courses Risk Assessment Courses Configuration Management Courses Vulnerability Scanning Courses

Course Description

Overview

Learn the basics of vulnerability management. Discover why vulnerabilities exist as well as how to manage them from start to finish.

Syllabus

Introduction

Managing vulnerabilities
The key elements of VM: DARC

1. Detect

What is a vulnerability?
Why do vulnerabilities exist?
Vulnerability sources
Introduction to vulnerability scanning
Reporting

2. Assess the Risk

Handling all those vulnerabilities
CVSS: Industry standard severity algorithm
CVSS: Modifying factors
Concern: Regulatory requirements
Concern: Exposure
Risk and compensating controls

3. Resolve and Confirm

Introduction to patch and config management tools
Vetting false positives
Confirm remediation

4. Putting It Together

Review DARC
Building a program

Conclusion

A constant effort

Taught by

Lora Vaughn

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