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Vulnerability Management for Security and IT Operations Teams

7 chapters · 32 lessons

1. 1. Building and Maintaining Asset Inventories

   4 lessons

   Establish the foundation for vulnerability management by discovering, classifying, and tracking every software component, device, and workload in your environment.

2. 2. Aggregating Vulnerability Findings from Multiple Sources

   4 lessons

   Collect and normalize vulnerability data from scanners, vendor advisories, SBOMs, penetration tests, and threat intelligence feeds.

3. 3. Prioritizing Vulnerabilities Using Business Context

   5 lessons

   Move beyond CVSS scores to rank flaws by exploit activity, asset criticality, compensating controls, and remediation complexity.

4. 4. Orchestrating Remediation Across Endpoints and Cloud

   5 lessons

   Deploy patches, configuration changes, and workarounds safely using automation, staged rollouts, and rollback plans.

5. 5. Verifying Remediation and Measuring Effectiveness

   5 lessons

   Prove that patches took effect by checking process restarts, service versions, and residual risk, then track metrics that matter.

6. 6. Integrating Vulnerability Management into DevOps and CI/CD

   4 lessons

   Shift vulnerability detection left by scanning code, dependencies, and container images before they reach production.

7. 7. Building a Mature Vulnerability Management Program

   5 lessons

   Establish governance, continuous improvement, and cross-team collaboration to sustain long-term risk reduction.