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Vulnerability assessment is the process of identifying and quantifying vulnerabilities in a system. The system being studied could be a physical facility like a nuclear power plant, a computer system, or a larger system (for example the communications infrastructure or water infrastructure of a region).

Vulnerability assessment has many things in common with risk assessment. Assessments are typically performed according to the following steps:

Cataloging assets and capabilities (resources) in a system
Assigning quantifiable value and importance to the resources
Identifying the vulnerabilities or potential threats to each resource
Mitigating or eliminating the most serious vulnerabilities for the most valuable resources

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Topics: Vulnerability Assessment, Vulnerability Scanner...

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