Vulnerability Management & Security Scanning
Vulnerabilities in IT systems are among the most frequent causes of successful cyberattacks. Modern IT environments consist of servers, cloud platforms, clients, applications, and networked services – resulting in a correspondingly large potential attack surface.
Vulnerability management helps to systematically identify, assess, and remediate known security vulnerabilities. Vulnerability scanners provide important technical information, but the crucial factor is the correct prioritization and integration of the results into existing operational processes.
We support companies in building a sustainable vulnerability management process – from selecting suitable scanners and integrating them into existing IT processes to prioritizing and tracking security vulnerabilities.
Typische Herausforderungen im Schwachstellenmanagement
Many organizations already use vulnerability scanners. Nevertheless, security gaps often persist for extended periods. In many environments, thousands of findings are generated without it being clear which vulnerabilities actually pose a relevant risk.
Furthermore, clear processes for prioritizing and resolving security vulnerabilities are often lacking. Results from various scanners are collected in different tools, responsibilities are unclear, and remediation measures are not systematically tracked.
Complex IT landscapes with cloud systems, hybrid infrastructures and different operating systems also make it difficult to consistently assess vulnerabilities.
A structured vulnerability management system creates transparency about existing security gaps, reduces the attack surface and enables a comprehensible prioritization of security-critical measures.
Our services in vulnerability management
We support companies in building and operating a structured vulnerability management process that combines technical analyses with clear operational processes.
Our services include, among other things:
• Selection and integration of suitable vulnerability scanners
• Infrastructure, cloud and application scanning
• Assessment and prioritization of security vulnerabilities
• Integration of findings into existing ticketing and operational processes
• Automated remediation workflows
• Reporting and risk assessment for security and management teams
We work with platforms from Tenable, Rapid7, Qualys and Greenbone, among others, and integrate findings from Microsoft Defender directly into existing workflows.
For Microsoft-based environments, we also offer a dedicated integration that automatically transfers findings to Jira. This allows vulnerabilities to be prioritized in a structured manner, responsibilities to be assigned, and remediation to be systematically tracked.
This creates a sustainable process that combines technical security analyses with operational IT security.
Vulnerability management is a key technical security measure in modern cybersecurity programs.
A structured vulnerability management system supports, among other things, requirements from:
• NIS2 – Risk management and treatment of technical vulnerabilities
• DORA – continuous monitoring and treatment of ICT risks in the financial sector
• Cyber Resilience Act – coordinated vulnerability treatment and security updates for digital products
• BSI C5 – Vulnerability Management and Secure System Configuration
• Telecommunications Act (§166) – technical security measures for operators of public networks
These requirements can be implemented in a technically verifiable manner through regular security analyses, structured prioritization, and clearly defined remediation processes.