Vulnerability assessment is a crucial practice in modern cybersecurity for proactively identifying security vulnerabilities in systems, applications, networks, and databases.
Importance of vulnerability assessment: Identifying misconfigurations, security risks like SQL Injection and XSS, assessing risk exposure, and promoting a DevSecOps culture.
Common types of vulnerability assessment include network scans, host-based scans, application scans, database scans, and wireless scans.
Key tools for vulnerability assessment include Qualys, Rapid7, and Tenable Nessus. Continuous and collaborative vulnerability assessments are essential for robust security.