Vulnerability Remediation
What is Vulnerability Remediation?
The process of fixing or mitigating identified security vulnerabilities through patching, configuration changes, or compensating controls.
Terms that appear alongside vulnerability remediation
Each of these is named in at least one of the same controls as vulnerability remediation. The number is how many controls name both.
- remediation 10 shared controls
- vulnerability 10 shared controls
- nist 2 shared controls
- continuous improvement 2 shared controls
Frameworks that govern vulnerability remediation
What the standards actually require on vulnerability remediation
Requirements naming vulnerability remediation across 6 standards, quoted from the control text.
Operate a defined process for fixing vulnerabilities found in applications, using automated remediation where the vulnerability class allows.
CCM-AIS-07 · Application Vulnerability Remediation →A process for fixing application security vulnerabilities is defined and followed, with remediation automated where possible.
cloud-security-alliance-cloud-controls-matrix-ccm-v4-1::AIS-07 · Application Vulnerability Remediation →Remediate identified vulnerabilities in line with the priorities set by risk assessment.
RA.L2-3.11.3 · Vulnerability Remediation →So that management can make sound decisions, make sufficient cybersecurity expertise available (including external experts), with clear roles across the three lines of defence and a verification mechanism using external experts;
japan-fsa-cybersecurity-guidelines-for-financial-institutions::2.1.1-D · 2.1.1 Basic policy and rules: desirable actions →Define and collect SecCM metrics covering baseline adoption rate, change approval cycle time, drift volume, vulnerability remediation SLA, and unauthorized change incidents to drive continuous improvement.
SecCM-MONITOR-6 · Metrics and Measurement →Operate metrics + monitoring + continuous improvement + maturity per OSFI B-13 Domain 6 + cross-cutting expectations. Metrics, Monitoring and Continuous Improvement must (a) maintain technology and cyber risk metrics covering control coverage + maturity + inci...
OSFIB13-8 · Metrics, Monitoring, Continuous Improvement, Maturity →Questions people ask about vulnerability remediation
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