Vulnerability Management

This module explains fundamental concepts of information security and the important role IT professionals play in protecting organizational data assets. It discusses some of the most common information security threats and motivations behind cyber attacks, and outlines fundamental goals of information security.

This module covers the importance of regular patches and updates, and also details how to avoid malicious updates from untrusted sources.

There are fourteen families of controls listed under NIST 800-171, for a total of 110 controls to examine and implement. This module will review those families, covering what they entail and what controls are included in each one.