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2022 Vulnerability Assessment Analytical Note

2022 Vulnerability Assessment Analytical Note

Netwrix asked 720 IT pros all over the world how they assess vulnerabilities in their IT infrastructure. The survey found that most companies invest in vulnerability assessment primarily to be proactive rather than to ensure compliance. We also asked what they appreciate most about the solutions they already use or would like to implement.

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  • Executive Summary
  • Diagrams: why did your organization implement/consider implementing a vulnerability assessment solution?
  • Budget and accuracy are the main priorities
  • Diagram: what would encourage your organization to change the current vulnerability assessment tool?

70%

of organizations have a vulnerability assessment tool, either deployed internally or provided as a third-party service

70%

said the primary reason for purchasing the tool was the need for proactive security measures

52%

of respondents said they would consider changing to a new solution if it would reduce the volume of false positive alerts

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Joe Dibley

Security Researcher

Security Researcher at Netwrix and member of the Netwrix Security Research Team. Joe is an expert in Active Directory, Windows, and a wide variety of enterprise software platforms and technologies, Joe researches new security risks, complex attack techniques, and associated mitigations and detections.