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Introduction
W
elcome to
Vulnerability Management For Dummies!
Most of the successful attacks through a business net-
work could be prevented with vulnerability management. This
book is all about what you can do to automatically manage
vulnerabilities and keep your network safe from attack.
About This Book
This book simply explains the essential steps of vulnerability
management and shows you how to select the right tools.
Foolish Assumptions
In writing this book, we assume that you:
Are somewhat familiar with information technology and
networking.
Want to understand the risks of networking and buggy
software.
Are thinking about using a vulnerability management
application to improve your network security.
After reading this book you’ll know more about how to do net-
work vulnerability management.
How to Use This Book
This book is divided into five succinct parts:
Part I: Understanding the Need for Vulnerability
Management.
Start here if you need a primer.
Part II: Doing Vulnerability Management.
A guide to the
essential best-practice steps of successful vulnerability
management.
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Part III: Considering Your Options for Vulnerability
Management.
Understand the pros and cons of different
options for automating vulnerability management.
Part IV: QualysGuard: Vulnerability Management
On Demand.
Introducing QualysGuard, the effective
Software-as-a-Service way to automate the vulnerability
management process.
Part V: Ten Best Practices for Doing Vulnerability
Management.
A ten-point checklist for removing vulnera-
bilities in your key resources.
Dip in and out of this book as you like – go to any part that
interests you immediately; or read it from cover to cover.
Icons Used in This Book
We highlight crucial text for you with the following icons:
This icon targets hints and shortcuts to help you get the best
from vulnerability management solutions.
Memorize these pearls of wisdom – and remember how much
better it is to read them here than to have your boss give a
know-it-all lecture.
The bomb means ‘whoops’. It signals common errors that
happen all the time. Avoid these at all cost.
You can skip information next to this icon if you’re not into it.
Don’t worry – you don’t have to be a security whiz or hot-rod
programmer to do vulnerability management.
Where to Go from Here
Check out the headings and start reading wherever it makes
sense. This book is written with a sequential logic, but if you
feel a need to express your inner Spock you can start any-
where to extract good stuff. If you want a hands-on demo or
trial version of QualysGuard – our featured vulnerability man-
agement solution – visit
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