Vulnerability scanning schedule

​Vulnerability scanning is process of systematic systems scanning for security vulnerabilities or misconfiguration.

This scanning needs to be done on periodic basis.

It is hard for me to recommend a specific schedule, because if I recommend a schedule and a system is exploited during this time period, then I will be one to blame.

For example Microsoft releases their fixes once a month, vulnerability scanners are updated with the new definitions shortly after that, however software fix is not the only source of software security issues. Software can be patched well and at the same time can be misconfigured.

Please figure out schedule on your own I don’t want to be responsible for recommending one.

I can say that security scanning which is done once every year or even every three months is too long of a time period.

Security scanning needs to be done more frequently than that.

As far as I know Microsoft also releases out of band security fixes, which do not follow a specific schedule, but released as soon as possible.

Security scanning needs to reflect that.

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