Complete Growth Overview on Cloud Application Security & Vulnerability Management Industry

Vulnerability management is the "cyclical practice of identifying, classifying, prioritizing, remedying and mitigating" software vulnerabilities. Vulnerability management is an essential part of computer security and network security and should not be confused with vulnerability assessment.

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Some of the key players of Cloud Application Security & Vulnerability Management Industry:

Broadcom, Inc., Tenable, Inc., Check Point Software Technologies Ltd., Dell Technologies, Inc, F-Secure, Cisco System Inc., Microsoft Corporation, Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP, Skybox Security, Inc, IBM Corporation, Trend Micro, Qualys, Inc, Veracode, Secureworks, Alibaba, Imperva

Vulnerabilities can be discovered with a vulnerability scanner, which analyzes a computer system for known vulnerabilities such as open ports, insecure software configurations and susceptibility to malware infections. They can also be identified by consulting public sources such as NVD or subscribing to a commercial vulnerability alert service such as Symantec's DeepSight Vulnerability Datafeed or Accenture's Vulnerability Intelligence Service. Unknown vulnerabilities, such as B. a zero-day, can be found in fuzz tests, with which certain types of vulnerabilities can be identified, e.g. B. a buffer overflow with relevant test cases. Such an analysis can be facilitated by test automation. In addition, antivirus software that can perform heuristic analysis can detect undocumented malware if it detects suspicious behavior by the software (such as an attempt to overwrite a system file).

Correcting security vulnerabilities in a variety of ways can include installing a patch, changing network security policy, reconfiguring software, or educating users about social engineering.