Vulnerability Scanner

A vulnerability scanner is a tool used by security teams to check for weaknesses and holes in their computer systems. ManageEngine Vulnerability Manager Plus is a program that helps businesses of all sizes find and fix these issues. It not only detects problems, but also helps prioritize which ones to fix first. This program makes it easy to manage the entire process from one place.

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What are the limitations of traditional vulnerability scanners?

Traditional vulnerability scanners:

  • Offer only a point-in-time snapshot of your network and lack continual visibility. However, a new vulnerability springs up every 90 minutes. Not only that, systems and configurations change all the time, and a new device or software instance enters your network every now and then. Every new opportunity or change opens up new avenues for risk.
  • Are too narrowly focused and require multiple siloed tools to scan other attack vectors beyond software vulnerabilities. This results in redundant scans, straining network load and bandwidth consumption.
  • Neither present the gathered scan data in a consolidated, easy-to-understand dashboard nor offer contextual information to understand risk and triage response.
  • Require integration with additional remediation tools to mitigate the issues identified, resulting in a siloed, inefficient workflow that makes the process of remediating risk slow and complex.

All-in-one platform for vulnerability scanning and more!

Just scanning for weaknesses in your computer system is not enough if those vulnerabilities aren't fixed in a timely manner. That's why Vulnerability Manager Plus is helpful because it combines vulnerability scanning, patch management, and security configuration management into one tool. This makes it easier to detect and fix security risks, all from one central location.

With Vulnerability Manager Plus, you only need one tool and one agent to manage all your system vulnerabilities. This means it's easy to use in changing environments and you don't have to waste time scanning multiple times for the same issues. The tool automatically gathers all the important information and helps you quickly fix any problems.

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Comprehensive vulnerability scanning

Eliminating blind spots is the basis of successful vulnerability management. To achieve this, Vulnerability Manager Plus:

  • Detects known or emerging vulnerabilities across all your network endpoints, including workstations, laptops, servers, web servers, databases, virtual machines, and content management systems.
  • Offers continuous visibility into your endpoints, whether they are located at the local office, in a demilitarized zone, at a remote location, or always on the move.
  • Extends your visibility beyond just vulnerabilities and identifies misconfigurations, high-risk software, active ports, and much more.

Intuitive dashboards with rich contextual information

Are you overwhelmed with a flood of security scan data? With Vulnerability Manager Plus, you can easily see how secure your organization is overall, and which areas need the most attention. It's all presented in easy-to-understand dashboards, so you don't have to be a security expert to make sense of it.

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  • Endpoint Vulnerability Scanning
  • Network Vulnerability Scanner
  • Vulnerability Scan Dashboard
  • Vulnerability Scanner Reports

Risk-based vulnerability assessment

Visualize, analyze, and prioritize your response to exploitable and impactful vulnerabilities based on:

  • CVSS scores and severity ratings.
  • The availability of exploits.
  • A security news feed that's continually updated with articles on vulnerabilities that attackers are discussing, experimenting with, or using, and current exploits circulating in the wild.
  • Vulnerability age.
  • Affected asset count.
  • A drilled-down view of assets that displays whether web servers, databases, or content management systems are installed on them, along with vulnerabilities on those installations.
  • CVE impact type.
  • Patch availability.
  • A dedicated view to swiftly pinpoint zero-day or publicly disclosed vulnerabilities.

Learn more about the importance and benefits of risk-based vulnerability management over traditional vulnerability management.

Built-in remediation

Our system has a feature that helps you fix security problems quickly and easily. It can automatically identify which problems are most important and suggest patches to fix them. You can also set up automatic updates to keep your system safe without needing to manually manage it. Additionally, you can use the system to configure security settings and remove risky software from all your devices at once. This means you can focus on other things while our system takes care of keeping your devices secure.

Vulnerability reporting

To keep your computer network secure, it's important to regularly check for and fix any weaknesses. But it's also important to keep track of how you're doing! That's where Vulnerability Manager Plus comes in - it has lots of different reports that show you how your network security is improving over time. You can choose different types of reports, like ones that show lots of details or ones that are easy to understand. You can even set it up so the reports are sent directly to important people in your organization, without you having to do anything!

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How does ManageEngine's vulnerability scanner work?

Below is a detailed breakdown of how Vulnerability Manager Plus works:

  • Our team of experts scans the internet to find all possible vulnerabilities and threats that have been recently disclosed, along with the patches required to fix them.
  • This information is thoroughly tested for accuracy and then stored in a central vulnerability database maintained by our security specialists.
  • The database is periodically synchronized with the vulnerability database in the Vulnerability Manager Plus server that is installed in the user's enterprise.
  • Agents are installed on all endpoints in the enterprise so that devices can be managed directly from the server console.
  • Endpoints in local or remote offices can be managed by configuring the SOM policy. Roaming users who are always on the move will be assigned a default remote office, which helps keep them managed.
  • The agents conduct a detailed vulnerability scan based on new vulnerability details from the servers and repeatedly check all endpoints for the existence of those vulnerabilities.
  • The IT admin is shown the scan results, including valuable information such as the exploit status, severity, and patch availability, allowing them to prioritize which vulnerabilities require immediate attention.
  • Thanks to the Automated Patch Deployment feature, the patches for vulnerabilities can be deployed automatically from the product console as soon as they are discovered.
  • Vulnerability Manager Plus allows admins to create flexible patch deployment policies so that end users’ productivity isn't compromised during patching.
  • With just a few clicks, the admin can squash any vulnerability in their network using Vulnerability Manager Plus.

How ManageEngine's Vulnerability Scanner Work?

Don't worry if some harmful elements find their way into your business despite your best efforts, as ManageEngine's Vulnerability Manager Plus has you covered. This software comes with a wide range of features to help you manage security and system misconfigurations, keeping all kinds of threats away from your enterprise.

FAQs about Vulnerability Scanning Tools

What are vulnerabilities?

Vulnerabilities are weaknesses in software that hackers can use to access sensitive information or cause damage to an organization. People who care about security are always looking for these weaknesses and give them a special name and score. The company that made the software gets a certain amount of time to fix the problem before the public finds out about it. Once the weakness is known, anyone can try to use it to hack into your system. Unfortunately, some people might not follow the rules and will tell others about the weakness before the company can fix it. If your organization uses software with a weakness, you could be in trouble.

What is Vulnerability Scanning?

Vulnerability scanning is a security process that checks your computer systems to find any weaknesses or vulnerabilities that could be used by hackers to gain unauthorized access. It's like a thorough check-up for your network and software, where any potential security risks are identified and reported back to you so that you can take action to fix them. This helps to protect your organization's digital assets and ensures that sensitive information remains secure.

What is a Vulnerability Scanner?

A vulnerability scanner is a tool that helps IT administrators check all the computers and devices in a company to find any weaknesses or risks that could cause security problems. It's like a security guard that looks for potential dangers and alerts the team to fix them before anything bad happens.

Why do you need a vulnerability scanner?

It's important for organizations to be aware of potential security weaknesses in their computer systems, even if they have software updates available to fix them. If these weaknesses are not addressed, they can be exploited by attackers and lead to serious problems like data leaks or financial losses.

To create a secure environment, it's essential to stay informed about these vulnerabilities and take steps to fix them. By using a vulnerability scanner tool, organizations can quickly find and fix these weaknesses, which can help protect against attacks and keep sensitive information safe.

Difference between Vulnerability Scanner & Anti-virus

A vulnerability scanner is employed to identify potential weaknesses in computer systems, networks, and applications whereas antivirus software focuses on detecting, preventing, and removing malicious software.

What are the challenges of vulnerability scanning?

Challenges in vulnerability scanning include identifying and prioritizing vulnerabilities accurately, dealing with false positives and false negatives, handling network complexities and diverse environments, keeping up with the rapidly evolving threat landscape, and ensuring compliance

What are the benefits of Vulnerability Scanner?

  • A vulnerability scanner can help with the timely identification of threats that need to be remediated. This can help minimize the surface of threat to a great extent.
  • A vulnerability scanner powered with solutions meant for prioritizing threats based on their level of severity can help security teams focus their energy on the most vulnerable areas of the organization.
  • It helps organizations stay adherent to multiple compliances.

How to choose the right Vulnerability Scanning Tool?

To find the best tool for scanning your organization's vulnerabilities, you need to consider things like how it works, how much it can handle, how much it costs, and what features you need. By looking at these factors, you can find the ideal tool that fits your organization's needs.

Why does an agent-based vulnerability scanner give you an edge over agentless scanning?

Agents are like handy helpers that live inside your computer. They're really good at finding security problems and weaknesses that hackers could use to get into your computer. They don't need passwords to do their job and they can work all the time without slowing down your internet.

They're also really smart and can keep track of your computer even if it changes its address. They can also get updates from the main computer without using up too much of your internet. This means that your computer stays safe without you even noticing!