A mature vulnerability management program combines people, processes, and technology to reduce organizational risk. It develops through four stages: defining processes, discovering assets, detecting vulnerabilities, and reporting for remediation. Programs must classify assets by criticality, assign ownership, set scan frequency, and enforce remediation timelines. Fortra’s vulnerability management tools provide authenticated scanning, detailed analysis, and risk scoring based on exploitability, privilege gain, and vulnerability age. Continuous measurement, owner accountability, and trending analysis help lower average risk scores over time, ensuring continuous improvement and proactive risk reduction.

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