When evaluating Vulnerability Management solutions, essential features to consider include:
Comprehensive scanning capabilities
Real-time vulnerability detection
Automated remediation
Customized reporting
Integration with existing systems
Scalability
Strong customer support
Comprehensive scanning capabilities ensure thorough coverage of all network devices, software, and applications. Real-time detection is vital to identify threats as they emerge and reduce risk exposure. Automated remediation allows faster mitigation of identified vulnerabilities, reducing the workload for security teams. Customized reporting provides insights specific to different stakeholders, helping in better decision-making. Integration with existing security tools and systems ensures seamless operation and enhances the overall security posture.
Scalability is critical for supporting growth and ensuring the solution remains effective as the organization expands. Strong customer support is necessary to assist during critical updates and resolve any technical issues. Consideration of these attributes leads to selecting a solution that effectively manages vulnerabilities while aligning with company priorities and processes. Choose a solution that not only addresses current security challenges but also anticipates future needs, ensuring a sustained defense strategy.
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Information Security Manager at a retailer with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Top 5
2021-02-04T12:47:16Z
Feb 4, 2021
0. Your company maturity (to receive a excellent tool or if it can be a less commercial one) VERSUS speed to correct problems encountered; 2. TCO and user-friendly (of operation, installation, training and maintenance); 3. Ability to integrate/export to other platforms (ETL, OpenAPIs, formats & standards - i hate consoles!); 4. Type of licensing and pricing (per year, per asset, per module...) 5. Supplier reputation
Zero is the most important. There is no advantage/gain in having an excellent tool (with a high annual cost) if you are not prepared to handle its output. Start small and grow (and maturity is the trigger for change your tools for one better).
Today, with a wide variety of presentation plataforms (xLAP tools like a PowerBI, QlikView, OBIEE, Tableau, Pentaho etc) the quality of dashboards is secondary.
Agent-based system but able to correlate agent discoverer hosts with network scanning (avoiding duplicates)
Comprehensive and documented APIs so you can download data and orchestrate the platform as needed.
Reporting portal with capabilities similar to PowerBI, Splunk, or Elastic Stack.
A great product team that does not a tunnel vision (i.e. we know what is right) and is willing to listen and learn from experts, customers and partners
Team Leader - Applications Consultant at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
User
2019-12-09T01:09:48Z
Dec 9, 2019
It should support any or all platform, depends on where you will need to use it.
- OS (Linux, Windows)
- DB (Oracle, MS SQL, DB2, etc.)
- Cloud (Azure, AWS, Google)
Vulnerability Management (VM) is a critical cybersecurity process focused on identifying, evaluating, and mitigating vulnerabilities in IT systems. It helps organizations protect their networks and assets by proactively managing security weaknesses before they can be exploited by threats.
When evaluating Vulnerability Management solutions, essential features to consider include:
Comprehensive scanning capabilities ensure thorough coverage of all network devices, software, and applications. Real-time detection is vital to identify threats as they emerge and reduce risk exposure. Automated remediation allows faster mitigation of identified vulnerabilities, reducing the workload for security teams. Customized reporting provides insights specific to different stakeholders, helping in better decision-making. Integration with existing security tools and systems ensures seamless operation and enhances the overall security posture.
Scalability is critical for supporting growth and ensuring the solution remains effective as the organization expands. Strong customer support is necessary to assist during critical updates and resolve any technical issues. Consideration of these attributes leads to selecting a solution that effectively manages vulnerabilities while aligning with company priorities and processes. Choose a solution that not only addresses current security challenges but also anticipates future needs, ensuring a sustained defense strategy.
Ensure compatibility of the vulnerability software to the organization's needs.
- Great dashboard
- Reporting
- Supports multiple formats (PDF, CSV, XML)
- Ease of management
0. Your company maturity (to receive a excellent tool or if it can be a less commercial one) VERSUS speed to correct problems encountered;
2. TCO and user-friendly (of operation, installation, training and maintenance);
3. Ability to integrate/export to other platforms (ETL, OpenAPIs, formats & standards - i hate consoles!);
4. Type of licensing and pricing (per year, per asset, per module...)
5. Supplier reputation
Zero is the most important. There is no advantage/gain in having an excellent tool (with a high annual cost) if you are not prepared to handle its output. Start small and grow (and maturity is the trigger for change your tools for one better).
Today, with a wide variety of presentation plataforms (xLAP tools like a PowerBI, QlikView, OBIEE, Tableau, Pentaho etc) the quality of dashboards is secondary.
Agent-based system but able to correlate agent discoverer hosts with network scanning (avoiding duplicates)
Comprehensive and documented APIs so you can download data and orchestrate the platform as needed.
Reporting portal with capabilities similar to PowerBI, Splunk, or Elastic Stack.
A great product team that does not a tunnel vision (i.e. we know what is right) and is willing to listen and learn from experts, customers and partners
It should support any or all platform, depends on where you will need to use it.
- OS (Linux, Windows)
- DB (Oracle, MS SQL, DB2, etc.)
- Cloud (Azure, AWS, Google)