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Role and Importance of Network Vulnerability Assessment in Organizational Network
Abstract
In today’s online business scenario, vital data of the organization is accessed, stored, and transferred electronically. The security of this information and the systems storing this are critical to the reputation and prosperity of organization. Therefore, vulnerability assessments of computer systems should be a routinely employed activity to obtain a complete evaluation of the security risks of the systems. However, the methods for performing vulnerability assessments are varied and cost prohibitive. The purpose of this article was to investigate a convenient, efficient, and cost-effective method for conducting vulnerability assessments. The results show that a successful method employs the strengths of software and hardware. Running a vulnerability assessment is fundamental for any organization. When an administrator is in the process of securing his network, there are a lot of things he needs to bear in mind. Unfortunately, when it comes to network security most stop at patch management and antivirus software. Little do they know that they also need to check configurations, known issues in third-party applications, as well as potentially troublesome hardware that in their default configuration can be harmful to the network’s security? These processes are what constitute a vulnerability assessment. In this article, we have discussed some of the commonly useful and innovative methods for vulnerability and its impact.
Keywords: network, security, WLAN
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