IT Vulnerability Management
Attackers exploit known vulnerabilities for which patches are already available. Automated scanning, business risk prioritization, and remediation support. You reduce attack surface and meet NIS2 requirements.
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What is IT Vulnerability Management?
IT Vulnerability Management is a continuous process of scanning, prioritizing, and remediating security weaknesses across your entire IT environment — servers, workstations, applications, containers, and cloud — before attackers can exploit them. nFlo integrates leading platforms (Tenable, Qualys, Rapid7) with your ITSM to automatically create prioritized tickets based on CVSS score, real-world exploitability, and asset criticality, not just severity ratings alone. The point of the process is that the queue is ordered by what an attacker could actually reach, so remediation effort goes where it changes exposure.
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About 48,000 new CVEs in 2025 - you can't keep up with patching
Continuous VM process - not one-time scan
Continuous Scanning
Automated new vulnerability detection within the contracted scope
Prioritization
By business risk not just CVSS
Remediation
Repair support and effectiveness verification
Thousands of Open Vulnerabilities - Company Didn’t Know Where to Start
A financial company had thousands of open vulnerabilities detected by scanner. IT team didn’t know which were critical. They patched randomly by CVSS. Attackers exploited a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in the payment system - accessible from internet and processing credit cards. Cost: PCI DSS fines + certificate loss.
Without vulnerability management:
- Don’t know which gaps to fix first (CVSS isn’t everything)
- You patch more slowly than attackers exploit new gaps
- Non-compliance with NIS2, ISO 27001, and PCI DSS
- Investing in patches with low business risk impact
VM Process Integrated with Your Operations
We don’t leave you with a 10,000-line report. We integrate scanners with your ITSM (ServiceNow, Jira), prioritize by business context (not just CVSS), and track remediation progress. You see risk trend over time - whether it’s getting better or worse.
What you get:
- Continuous scanning of infrastructure, applications, containers, and cloud
- Prioritization by: CVSS + exploitability + asset criticality + exposure
- ITSM integration - automatic tickets with SLA deadlines
- Threat intelligence - whether vulnerability is actively exploited
- Dashboards for different audiences (CISO, IT teams, management)
- Metrics tracking: MTTR, vulnerability density, SLA compliance, patch coverage
- Compliance reporting for audits (NIS2, ISO 27001, PCI DSS)
- Advisory - help with decisions on what to patch first
- Optionally: managed VM - full operation on our side
Who Is It For?
This service is for you if:
- You have a scanner but can’t keep up with analysis and remediation
- You’re subject to NIS2 and need continuous VM process
- Compliance requires VM reporting (ISO 27001, PCI DSS)
- You want metrics showing security progress
- You don’t have a dedicated vulnerability management team
What is Vulnerability Management?
Vulnerability Management (VM) is a systematic process of identifying, assessing, prioritizing, and eliminating weaknesses in IT systems that could be exploited by cybercriminals.
Unlike one-time security scans, effective vulnerability management is a continuous process, integrated with the organization’s IT operations.
Scale of the Problem
- About 48,000 CVE vulnerabilities published in the NVD in 2025
- Attackers exploit known vulnerabilities for which patches are already available
- 5 days - average time-to-exploit in 2023, according to Mandiant
- Patching in organizations often takes longer than attackers need to exploit a gap
- The window between disclosure and patch deployment is the time attackers exploit
Regulatory Requirements
- NIS2 - requires risk and vulnerability management
- ISO 27001 (A.12.6.1) - technical vulnerability management
- PCI DSS (v4.0) - quarterly ASV scans + continuous VM
- DORA - financial sector requires vulnerability testing
Our VM Approach
Engagement Models
Advisory VM
We advise your team:
- Scanner configuration help
- Prioritization consultations
- Report review and recommendations
- Ad-hoc support
For: Companies with security team needing expertise
Co-managed VM
Shared responsibility:
- We: scanning, prioritization, reporting
- You: remediation, verification
- Regular review meetings
- Blocking vulnerability escalation
For: Companies with IT team but no dedicated VM resources
Fully Managed VM
Full operation on our side:
- Scanning and prioritization
- Remediation coordination with teams
- Tracking and escalations
- Compliance reporting
For: Companies without VM resources
Tools and Technologies
We support leading VM platforms:
Tenable (Tenable Partner)
- Tenable.io - cloud VM
- Tenable.sc - on-premise VM
- Tenable.ot - VM for OT/ICS systems
- Tenable.ad - Active Directory analysis
Qualys
- Qualys VMDR
- Cloud Agent
- Container Security
Rapid7
- InsightVM
- Nexpose
Microsoft
- Defender Vulnerability Management
- Defender for Cloud
VMaaS — vulnerability management as a service
VMaaS (Vulnerability Management as a Service) is IT vulnerability management as a monthly subscription: continuous scanning of the assets in the contracted scope, prioritisation of the vulnerabilities found by business context and a monthly report. We agree the engagement model — Advisory, Co-managed or Fully Managed, described above — in the offer.
| Package | Scope | SBOM report | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic | up to 100 IPs, monthly scan and report | — | from €850/month |
| Mid | up to 250 IPs | quarterly, 1 product | from €1,450/month |
| Enterprise | up to 500 IPs; larger environments quoted individually | quarterly, up to 3 products | from €2,900/month |
It is a full service: prices include the scanning platform licences. The minimum VMaaS contract term is 12 months.
Add-ons: web application scope +€600, authenticated scanning +€500. If you need a single snapshot instead of a subscription, a one-time vulnerability assessment costs from €1,900 net (VA Express, up to 50 IPs).
SBOM report
An SBOM (Software Bill of Materials) is an inventory of software components and dependencies in a standard format, such as CycloneDX. It shows which libraries, in which versions, a product is built from, so when a new vulnerability is disclosed in a library you can see straight away whether the product is affected. In the Mid and Enterprise packages we prepare the SBOM report quarterly, included in the subscription price. Outside a package, an SBOM report costs from €950 net per product.
Contact us to choose a VMaaS package and the scanning scope.
Key VM Metrics
We track and report:
- Mean Time to Remediate (MTTR) - average repair time
- Vulnerability Density - vulnerability density (CVE/asset)
- Risk Score Trend - risk level trend over time
- SLA Compliance - % vulnerabilities fixed within SLA
- Patch Coverage - % systems with current patches
- Time to Exploit - time we have until exploitation
Related Glossary Terms
Learn more about key concepts related to this service:
How we work
Our proven service delivery process.
Discovery
IT asset inventory and scan scope
Scanning
Regular vulnerability scans (Tenable, Qualys)
Prioritization
Risk assessment by business context
Remediation
Remediation coordination with IT
Verification
Retest and confirmation of closure
Benefits for your business
What you gain by choosing this service.
Lower Attack Risk
Exposed, exploitable assets patched first
NIS2 Compliance
Meet vulnerability management requirement
Security Investment ROI
Know which patches have biggest impact
Metrics for Management
MTTR, risk trend, coverage - in one dashboard
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Read more →Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about IT Vulnerability Management.
How much does vulnerability management cost?
VMaaS subscription (continuous scanning): Basic from €850 net/month (up to 100 IPs, monthly scan and report), Mid from €1,450 net/month (up to 250 IPs), Enterprise from €2,900 net/month (up to 500 IPs; larger environments are quoted individually). VMaaS prices include the scanning platform licences, and the minimum contract term is 12 months. The SBOM report is included quarterly: for 1 product in Mid and up to 3 products in Enterprise; outside a package, an SBOM report costs from €950 net per product. One-time vulnerability assessment (VA), net prices: VA Express — €1,900 (up to 50 IPs, for SMB/MVP), VA Standard — €4,250 (up to 250 IPs, for mid-sized companies), VA Enterprise — €8,250 (250+ IPs, critical infrastructure). Add-ons: web application scope +€600, authenticated scanning +€500. Annually: from €10,200 net (Basic).
What is VMaaS at nFlo?
VMaaS (Vulnerability Management as a Service) is IT vulnerability management as a monthly subscription: continuous scanning of the assets in the contracted scope, prioritisation of the vulnerabilities found by business context and a monthly report. Packages: Basic from €850 net/month (up to 100 IPs), Mid from €1,450 net/month (up to 250 IPs), Enterprise from €2,900 net/month (up to 500 IPs). It is a full service: the price includes the scanning platform licences. Minimum contract term — 12 months. We agree the engagement model — Advisory, Co-managed or Fully Managed — in the offer.
Is the SBOM report included?
Yes, in the VMaaS Mid (1 product) and Enterprise (up to 3 products) packages. In those packages we prepare the SBOM report quarterly, in a standard format such as CycloneDX. Outside a package, an SBOM report costs from €950 net per product.
How often should we scan infrastructure?
Minimum once a month. Recommendations: critical systems - weekly, infrastructure - bi-weekly, workstations - monthly. For NIS2 and PCI DSS, we recommend continuous monitoring.
How does vulnerability management differ from penetration testing?
VM is a continuous automated scanning and patching process providing broad coverage. Pentests are periodic (e.g., annual) manual attack simulations providing deep analysis. Best results: VM weekly + pentest every 12 months.
Will scanning affect system performance?
Modern scanners are non-destructive with minimal impact. We scan outside peak hours. For critical systems, we use agents or authenticated scans - faster and less invasive.
How do you measure VM effectiveness?
Key metrics: MTTR, critical vulnerability count trend, SLA compliance (share of vulnerabilities remediated within contracted deadlines), Risk Score trend. Deadlines and target values are agreed in the contract and reported monthly with trend analysis.