Vulnerability Management in a Nutshell Course

This course covers the basics of vulnerability assessment, including definitions, scope, policy and process.

32 minutes

Course description

Starting with the basics of vulnerability assessment and the preparation steps, this course guides you through what a risk assessment is, how to set the scope and policy for it and the actual vulnerability assessment process. We will break down the five stages of the process that will be covered in the learning path.

Syllabus

Welcome to Vulnerability Assessment!

Video - 00:03:00
Vulnerability Assessment Policy

Video - 00:05:00
Gives you pointers on how to go about creating a vulnerability assessment policy.
Scope Definition

Video - 00:06:00
Answers the question: "What are we assessing?" and defines different approaches for the specific assessment.
Process Overview

Video - 00:08:00
Examines in detail the different steps of the assessment process.
Introduction to Vulnerability Assessment

Video - 00:11:00
Introduction to what vulnerability assessment is, its purpose and why is it valuable.

Meet the author

Mitko Katsev

Mitko Katsev has over a decade of work experience in cybersecurity, systems architecture, and software development. His full-service security consultancy company ArmadilCo specializes in helping startups to top fortune 500 medical device manufacturers build and maintain secure systems.

Mitko has studied system programming and computer engineering and has completed several InfoSec/AppSec trainings and certifications, including SANS Defensible Security Architecture and Engineering (SEC530), SANS Defending Against Adversaries - Purple Team Tactics (SEC599), multiple Microsoft security development lifecycle (SDL) trainings and more.

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