🔒 Vulnerability Assessment – A Crucial Pillar in Modern Cybersecurity 🔍
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I'm Salmankhan, with over 9 years of experience in the IT domain, specializing in Cloud Infrastructure and Security across AWS and Azure platforms.
One of the most vital yet often underestimated practices in the security lifecycle is the Vulnerability Assessment. In today’s threat landscape, it's not just about protecting assets—it's about proactively identifying where your defenses might fail.
Here’s a quick insight:
🧠 What is Vulnerability Assessment?
It’s the process of identifying, classifying, prioritizing, and addressing security vulnerabilities in systems, applications, networks, and databases.
💡 Why it matters:
Finds misconfigurations and insecure default settings
Flags SQL Injection, XSS, and privilege escalation risks
Assesses your risk exposure and helps build a remediation roadmap
Supports DevSecOps culture by embedding security into every stage
🔍 Common Assessment Types:
Network Scans (wired/wireless threat detection)
Host-Based Scans (server/workstation-level insights)
Application Scans (web app flaws and misconfigurations)
Database Scans (insecure setups, rogue instances)
Wireless Scans (rogue APs and signal interception risks)
🛠️ Tools That Help:
All purpose vulnerability scanners:
Qualis, Rapid7, Tenable Nessus
✅ Key Takeaway:
Security isn’t a one-time job. Vulnerability assessments must be continuous, collaborative, and ingrained in every IT operation.
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