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Today's open and interconnected
networks allow companies to easily share data with customers, suppliers
and business partners. This new landscape offers significant
productivity gains for businesses. Without proper management, however,
these same network efficiencies can pose serious security risks.
Present-day information security
threats such as Internet Worms, Denial of Service attacks, viruses, and
other intrusions are more sophisticated, frequent, and dangerous than
ever before. The latest generation of automated hacking tools can
inflict worldwide damage in just a few hours and are capable of
attacking many different points on the network. Measuring and managing
network risk is a significant challenge for companies of all sizes.
| “Enterprises that implement a vulnerability
management process will experience 90% fewer successful attacks than
those that make an equal investment only in intrusion detection
systems.” |
| GARTNER, INC |
Additional
defense solutions such as firewalls, antivirus software and intrusion
detection systems are necessary layers of security, but are incapable
of proactively detecting network vulnerabilities and cannot reliably
prevent attacks. Today's attacks bypass these layers of protection and
directly target network weaknesses.
Vulnerability
management is a critical component of any security infrastructure
because it enables proactive detection and remediation of security
vulnerabilities. Security professionals that use vulnerability
management tools are able to correct weaknesses before they are
exploited and no longer rely solely on defensive security measures to
protect themselves. According to the Yankee Group, frequent and
thorough vulnerability management is a best practice every company
should follow.
Vulnerability
Trends & Statistics
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99%
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The percentage of security
breaches that target known vulnerabilities for which there are existing
countermeasures.
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US$380,000
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The average financial loss
resulting from security violations.
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90
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The percentage of
successful attacks enterprises will avoid by implementing a
vulnerability management process
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140,000
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The number of network
security incidents has grown each year since the year 2000.
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100
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The rate at which reported
security incidents have grown each year since the year 2000
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21
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The average number of days
it takes organizations to patch half of their vulnerable systems,
leaving the balance exposed to attack for a significant time period.
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80
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The percentage of worms
and automated attacks that exploit vulnerabilities within the first two
half lives after their discovery, typically ranging from 0 – 40
days
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