This book will take readers from the discovery of vulnerabilities and exploits the appropriate creation, through a complete security assessment, all the way through deploying patches against these vulnerabilities to protect their networks. This is unique because the details of both equipment and management and technical skills needed to develop an effective vulnerability management system. The next few chapters give detailed instructions and examples to distinguish vulnerability from configuration problems, validating vulnerabilities through penetration testing. * Unique detailing the scope of both management and technical skills and equipment needed to develop an effective vulnerability management system * Vulnerability Management is considered the most urgent attention # 2 for security professionals in a poll conducted by Information Security Magazine * Includes details of the vulnerability cycle management from discovery through the patch.