Which of the following is the correct order of the 4 steps involved in Vulnerability Management Lifecycle?
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Analyze, Identify, Mitigate, Monitor
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Identify, Analyze, Mitigate, Manage
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Analyze, Identify, Manage, Mitigate
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Monitor, Analyze, Mitigate, Manage
The Vulnerability Management Lifecycle begins with identifying vulnerabilities, then analyzing their severity and exploitability, mitigating through patching or other controls, and ongoing management. Monitoring is continuous but not a sequential step.
To answer this question, you need to understand the Vulnerability Management Lifecycle. The correct order of the four steps involved in the Vulnerability Management Lifecycle is:
B. Identify, Analyze, Mitigate, Manage
Let's go through each option to understand why it is correct or incorrect:
Option A) Analyze, Identify, Mitigate, Monitor - This option is incorrect because the first step in the Vulnerability Management Lifecycle is to identify vulnerabilities, not analyze them.
Option B) Identify, Analyze, Mitigate, Manage - This option is correct. The Vulnerability Management Lifecycle starts with identifying vulnerabilities, followed by analyzing and assessing their impact and risk. Once the vulnerabilities are analyzed, appropriate measures are taken to mitigate them. Finally, the vulnerabilities are managed and monitored to ensure their continued effectiveness.
Option C) Analyze, Identify, Manage, Mitigate - This option is incorrect because the order of the steps is not in the correct sequence as per the Vulnerability Management Lifecycle.
Option D) Monitor, Analyze, Mitigate, Manage - This option is incorrect because the first step in the Vulnerability Management Lifecycle is to identify vulnerabilities, not monitor them.
The correct answer is B. This option is correct because it follows the correct sequence of steps in the Vulnerability Management Lifecycle.