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LinkedIn Learning

Learning Vulnerability Management

via LinkedIn Learning

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 vulnerability management: 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 risk algorithm
  • Concern: Regulatory requirements
  • Concern: Exposure
  • Risk and compensating controls
3. Resolve and Confirm
  • Intro to patch/config management tools
  • Vetting false positives
  • Confirming remediation
4. Putting It Together
  • Reviewing DARC
  • Building a program
Conclusion
  • Next steps

Taught by

Lora Vaughn

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