Vulnerability management is a foundational cornerstone for reducing your organization’s cyber risk, but what are vulnerabilities and why is it important to create a strong vulnerability management program? The National Institute of Science and Technology (NIST) defines a vulnerability as, “Weakness in an information system, system security procedures, internal controls, or implementation that could be exploited or triggered by a threat source.” With hundreds of thousands of vulnerabilities that have been discovered, it is increasingly more important to get vulnerability management right and keep evolving with the times.

Source: Tripwire – The State of Security