Protecting against vulnerable software requires an awareness of what vulnerable software is and how it can be avoided. This includes understanding risk management and implementing best practices for keeping your system secure and updated. Here are the steps to ensure that vulnerable software is not used:
Develop or adopt a security patching policy that includes frequent system updates and patches to known vulnerabilities.
Take inventory of all the applications, software, and services utilized in your environment.
Continuously scan and monitor the environment for code changes that may indicate a vulnerable application.
Ensure only software from reputable vendors is used.
Implement network segmentation and boundary defense to contain and reduce the chances of infection of your internal systems.
Regularly assess weak configurations, issues introduced by cloud migration, and other exposures.
Stay informed of the latest threat landscape to ensure all threat vectors are monitored and understood.
