Description

Vulnerability Assessment Products identify the devices that exist on an enterprise’s network, and then cross-reference those devices with the network’s configurations, patch levels, operating systems, and applications in order to isolate vulnerabilities that could be exploited by hackers. VAPs can be network-based or host-based, and agent-based or agent-less. Additionally, while it is implicitly necessary to include some narrative on parallel developments in unified threat management products that have integrated one or more aspects of the vulnerability management process, these offerings are excluded from any revenue projections. Finally, the scope of this research excludes penetration testing services.