CMGT 400 Week 1 Discussion: Threats and Vulnerability Scanning

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CMGT 400 Week 1 Discussion: Threats and Vulnerability Scanning
CMGT 400 Week 1 Discussion: Threats and Vulnerability Scanning
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CMGT 400 Week 1 Discussion: Threats and Vulnerability Scanning

Resource: Practice Labs: “Threats – Vulnerability Scanning” (SYO-401)

Open Vulnerability Assessment System (OpenVAS) is free software that draws on a database of known vulnerabilities for various types of network devices. The software scans the network and collects information by monitoring various open ports to determine whether a given host is vulnerable to any of the known security threats. Based on the information collected, the vulnerability assessment software suggests solutions to address the detected vulnerabilities.

Discuss how you could use OpenVAS to identify and resolve security threats and vulnerabilities in an organization’s IT infrastructure. How could cloud-based vendors use OpenVAS to identify and resolve security threats and vulnerabilities in cloud-based services, platforms, and software applications which they provide? Why would you need to continue to run OpenVAS on a periodic basis to continue to scan for threats and vulnerabilities?