Top 5 Strategies For Vulnerability Mitigation
Centraleyes, Thursday, December 7,2023
Whether you are an SMB looking for advice as to where to start with security vulnerability management or an IT professional looking to develop and mature your security programs, read on to discover how you can help protect your organization from potential security threats with the TOP 5 vulnerability mitigation strategies brought to you by the Centraleyes team.
Cybercrime is on the rise at a startling rate. According to Purplesec, ransomware attacks have increased by 350% since 2018, zero-day attacks were up by 55% in 2021, and out of the 30 million SMBs in the USA, over 66% have had at least 1 cyber incident between 2018-2020.
Vulnerability management is a critical element of information security. The combination of publicly available lists of vulnerabilities and threat actors actively seeking to exploit them, obligates your organization to have a solid vulnerability management plan in place. The technology surrounding information security is developing at a rapid pace and vulnerabilities are inevitable. Managing vulnerabilities is a cyclical process- you are never done. Another reason to have a great system in place!