Mitigating Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities
45mIntermediate2024-04-24
Authors

Kip Boyle
Founder and CEO of Cyber Risk Opportunities
Course details
Cybersecurity teams must be able to identify, mitigate, and manage cybersecurity vulnerabilities. In this course, information security expert Kip Boyle equips you with the practical advice and strategies that you need. Gain an understanding of common vulnerabilities. Find out how to decide whether to fix or mitigate these vulnerabilities, as well as how to prioritize them. Go over ways to overcome roadblocks and manage expectations. Learn how to automate patch management. Plus, explore the best ways to report progress and results to senior decision-makers.
Skills covered
Vulnerability ManagementCybersecurityDeep Dive (X:Y)
Concepts
Introduction
- Starting to mitigate cybersecurity vulnerabilities
- What you should know
Identifying and Assessing Vulnerabilities
- Tools and techniques for vulnerability assessment
- Analyzing and prioritizing vulnerabilities
- The importance of continuous monitoring
Decision-Making - Fix, Mitigate, or Accept Vulnerabilities
- Determining the practical risk of a vulnerability
- Deploy patches or configuration changes
- Employees versus outsourcing
Overcoming Roadblocks and Managing Exceptions
- Overcoming roadblocks
- Exceptions to policies
- Metrics for vulnerability management
Reporting, Prioritizing, and Automating
- Reporting to senior decision-makers
- Prioritizing fixing or mitigating vulnerabilities
- Automation and vulnerabilities that cannot be patched
Conclusion
- Continuing to identify and assess vulnerabilities