Most important cyber security vulnerability facing IT managers today

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Abstract

In today's world, there are several vulnerabilities that are present in computer systems. Attackers are always on the lookout for such vulnerabilities in order to exploit them. These attacks create several types of problems in the systems of the organization. Furthermore, the security of the entire network gets compromised even if vulnerability present in one of the systems gets exploited by the attacker. Subsequently, IT managers of organizations are required to overcome these vulnerabilities. The most important vulnerability that is faced by IT managers is the unpatched software client. The software applications present in the systems of the organization are required to be updated and patched on a regular basis. The patching of these applications updates their libraries of attack vectors. In this way, the vulnerability present in the software application is filled by the patch. IT managers should carry out a patch management process in order to update and patch all the software applications present in the systems of the organization.Most important cyber security vulnerability facing IT managers today

Introduction

In today's world, organizations belonging to different sectors are getting targeted by a wide range of cyber-attacks at a rapid pace. These attacks take place when malicious entities exploit the vulnerabilities that are present in the systems of the organization. Cyber security vulnerability is defined as a security weakness, glitch, or flaw that is found in operating systems and software. Operating system and software vulnerabilities have several security implications. Attackers exploit these vulnerabilities in an effective manner as the systems are not updated on a regular basis. An attacker may exploit the vulnerability present in the system to gain administrative rights. This provides them with the entire control of the system.

During the last couple of decades, the vulnerabilities that are present in software applications have outnumbered the vulnerabilities that are present in operating systems by an enormous margin. Subsequently, attackers attempt to exploit vulnerabilities that are present in application programs. Organizations need to carry out in-depth research on the vulnerabilities that are present in the software applications of their systems. The purpose of this research paper is to find out the most important cyber security vulnerability that is faced by IT managers in organizations in today's world. Additionally, this paper includes the impact of the vulnerability on the organization and counter measures to be adopted by IT managers to overcome this vulnerability.

Vulnerabilities in cyber space

Vulnerability is an opening in the system that can be used by the hacker to access a system and make it accept rogue instructions in order to exploit it. In other words, vulnerability is a weakness in software system or hardware of a computer that can be exploited. This weakness in computer systems enables the threats made by attacker to become successful. A malicious entity gains more permission and enhanced access to the systems that it is authorized to have. This entity can exploit the vulnerability by creating a code that is purposely created by him ...