Continuous vulnerability scanning

By definition, a vulnerability can be considered as a weakness of any kind that affects or compromises the security of a computer component.

Computer vulnerabilities can arise from:

• Perimeter security design
• Weaknesses in the design of protocols used in networks
• Deficient and non-existent security policies
• Implementation
• Programming errors
• Existence of “back doors” in computer systems
• Manufacturer neglect
• Inadequate configuration of computer systems
• Lack of knowledge and awareness on the part of users and IT managers.
• Availability of tools that facilitate attacks
• Government limitation of security technologies
• “Zero day” vulnerability

Within a correct planning of preventive and corrective protection , vulnerability analysis or penetration testing should be considered as a key activity to protect the systems and services of organizations.

To know the level of protection, it is necessary to verify the level of patching, software versions, and the additional tasks involved in the correct maintenance of IT systems. However, how do we know that we have actually solved the security weaknesses and that we are not missing any software or service that uses a vulnerable version or has an inadequate configuration?

There is a solution that does not require too much time, which consists of performing a vulnerability analysis. These tools work with a database of vulnerability signatures, updated automatically, and a series of plugins that scan the computers, services or applications that we indicate to them.

Advantages of vulnerability scans:

• Improved safety level
• Obtaining information on systems, equipment and services
• Detection of security flaws and potential attack vectors affecting scanned systems
• Basis for the elaboration of an action plan to solve the problems encountered.
• Facilitates analysis work

With this service we seek, through periodic, continuous and recurrent analysis, to identify and follow the life cycle of a vulnerability from the moment it appears until it is completely eradicated, minimizing the unprotection times that are so dangerous for system security.