A vulnerability assessment is a systematic review that identifies, classifies, and prioritizes known security weaknesses across systems, usually using automated scanning tools. It produces a broad inventory of issues ranked by severity. Unlike a penetration test, it does not attempt to exploit the weaknesses it finds.
A vulnerability assessment gives you breadth: a prioritized list of missing patches, misconfigurations, and known CVEs across your estate. It is fast, repeatable, and well suited to running on a recurring schedule.
The trade-off is depth. Scanners report potential issues without confirming whether they are truly exploitable in your environment, which produces false positives that a human still has to triage.
traztech delivers vulnerability assessment and remediation for startups and growth-stage companies, led by a published CVE researcher.
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