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IT Vulnerability Assessment
The primary means of ensuring that companies are not vulnerable to cyber attacks in the year 2025 is through IT vulnerability assessment. The threats are increasing at a high rate, and the losses around the globe are increasing. Analysts believe that cybercrime will amount to 10.5 trillion dollars in 2025 and even 15.6 trillion by 2029. In the first half of 2025 alone, more than 23,000 additional CVEs (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures) had been discovered.
Approximately 72 percent of companies in the world indicate that their cyber risk has increased this year. The company is increasingly being tightened on what it needs to report, test, and repair by rules like ISO 27001, GDPR, or the Australian APRA CPS 234. Over 160 critical weaknesses are being struck by the attackers- nearly 50 of them can be remotely accessed without any form of login. Due to this reason, companies cannot solely depend on traditional security practices. They require proactive and stepwise IT vulnerability testing to remain resilient and comply with regulations.
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What Does an IT Vulnerability Assessment Mean?
IT vulnerability assessment examines every aspect of a company’s digital environment, such as network, applications, devices, and cloud accounts, to identify weaknesses, rank them, and categorize them. It demonstrates the points at which misconfigurations, available unpatched programs, outdated applications, weak passwords, or open ports exist. The evaluation offers a clear picture of risks and offers a plan to resolve issues, comply, and mitigate the risk in general. Risk management is mandatory and necessary in regulated sectors in which digital trust is of importance.
Important IT Vulnerability Testing
Network vulnerability testing – Concentrate on routers, firewalls, switches, and services. They discover open ports, machines that are not supposed to be, and ill settings.
Application vulnerability tests – Review web and mobile applications against attacks such as SQL injection, cross-scripting, and weak authorization.
Cloud vulnerability testing – Scan virtual servers to identify compliance weaknesses, improperly configured access, and risk of data leakages, particularly with the trend where companies are shifting to the cloud.
Endpoint and mobile device testing – Verify outdated operating systems, malware applications, and lax device policies. These are easy targets of malware and ransomware.
Database vulnerability checks – Defend the most sensitive information by examining its storage practices, configuration, and security controls.
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