A vulnerability assessment is a systematic process of identifying, analysing, and prioritising security vulnerabilities in an organization’s IT systems, applications, and networks. It aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of weaknesses that could be exploited by attackers and offer actionable recommendations to mitigate them.This process may involve automated and manual techniques with varying degrees of rigour and an emphasis on comprehensive coverage. Using a risk-based approach, vulnerability assessments may target different layers of technology, the most common being host-, network-, and application-layer assessments.There are three primary objectives of a vulnerability assessment.

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Identify vulnerabilities ranging from critical design flaws to simple misconfigurations.  •  Document the vulnerabilities so that developers can easily identify and reproduce the findings.  •  Create guidance to assist developers with remediating the identified vulnerabilities.

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