Vulnerability Management for the Cloud

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Vulnerability management is a critical security control, and while it's generally well understood, cloud computing — and particularly infrastructure-as-a-service -- brings about sweeping changes that impact and organization's vulnerability management. Specifically, cloud environments can be extremely dynamic with machines powered up and down frequently, added and removed quickly, and some remaining down for weeks or months — all of which can result in an outdated, stale configuration, and inaccurate vulnerability management information. As well, traditional vulnerability assessment relies upon the IP address of an asset, or a network block of addresses, while IP addresses in IaaS cloud are dynamic, often from shared network blocks. Finally, cloud environments offer the ability to discover important information about an asset through the cloud management system, without accessing the asset directly. Join us as we explore these challenges and opportunities for vulnerability management.