Definition
Patch Management is the process of identifying, acquiring, testing, and deploying software updates and security patches across an organization's systems to fix vulnerabilities and improve functionality.
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Vulnerability Management
Vulnerability Management is the continuous process of identifying, classifying, prioritizing, remediating, and mitigating security vulnerabilities across an organization's IT infrastructure and applications.
Vulnerability Assessment
A vulnerability assessment is a systematic process of identifying, quantifying, and prioritizing security vulnerabilities in systems, networks, and applications. It uses automated scanning tools and manual analysis to discover weaknesses that could be exploited by attackers.
Configuration Management
Configuration Management is the process of maintaining systems, servers, and software in a consistent, desired state, ensuring security settings, hardening baselines, and compliance configurations are applied and monitored.
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