Security professionals must ensure that the corporate patch management process is comprehensive and timely to avoid threats from spreading across the Web, operating systems (OSs), and applications. It will be critical for organizations to stay up-to-date with vulnerability and threat news, scan for vulnerabilities, and train and test users.

Vulnerability management will be critical for management to address vulnerability scanning and planning while ensuring proactive security bug management. Assess the scenario below, and respond to the requested actions required to address a current lack of effective vulnerability management.

Scenario: The network security lead has been made aware by the chief technology officer (CTO) that due to the high level of apparent vulnerabilities and the rapid increase in cyberattacks against the OS and applications, a meeting must occur between all of the information technology (IT) leads to fix the current security posture. The CTO wants to know the talking points for the future meeting. Discuss what talking points must occur for the network security lead to address the vulnerabilities and security posture. Ensure that vulnerability management practices, vulnerability scanning tools, and vulnerability prioritization and actions to address vulnerabilities in the OS and applications are identified