IT Vulnerability Management
60% of successful attacks exploit known vulnerabilities older than a year. Automated scanning, business risk prioritization, and remediation support. You reduce attack surface and meet NIS2 requirements.
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. In a documented financial-sector case study, this approach reduced critical vulnerabilities by 85% and cut Mean Time to Remediate from 120 days down to 14 days within 12 months.
25,000 new vulnerabilities annually - you can't keep up with patching
Continuous VM process - not one-time scan
Continuous Scanning
Automated 24/7 new vulnerability detection
Prioritization
By business risk not just CVSS
Remediation
Repair support and effectiveness verification
50,000 Open Vulnerabilities - Company Didn’t Know Where to Start
A financial company had 50,000 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: €3 million PCI DSS fine + certificate loss.
Without vulnerability management:
- Don’t know which gaps to fix first (CVSS isn’t everything)
- Average patching time is 102 days - attackers exploit in 15 days
- 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
- 25,000+ new CVE vulnerabilities annually (69 daily)
- 60% of successful attacks exploit known vulnerabilities
- 15 days - average time to exploitation of critical vulnerability
- 102 days - average patching time in organizations (Ponemon Institute)
- 87 days - vulnerability window that 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
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
Case Study - Financial Sector
Client: Financial sector company, 5,000 IT assets
Challenge:
- No systematic VM process
- Over 50,000 open vulnerabilities
- No prioritization - patching by CVSS
- MTTR: 120+ days
nFlo Solution:
- Tenable.io SaaS deployment
- Prioritization process: CVSS + context + exploitability
- ServiceNow integration - automatic tickets
- Dashboards for CISO and management
- Co-managed model
Results after 12 months:
- Critical vulnerabilities reduced by 85%
- MTTR shortened from 120 to 14 days
- 100% regulatory compliance
- 70% process automation (ticketing, reporting)
Contact your account manager
Discuss IT Vulnerability Management with your dedicated account manager.
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
85% attack surface reduction within a year
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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Common questions about IT Vulnerability Management.
How much does vulnerability management cost?
For 500 assets: Advisory VM from €1,900/month, Co-managed from €3,500/month, Fully Managed from €6,000/month. Price includes VM platform licenses (Tenable/Qualys). Cost depends on asset count and engagement model.
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 (target: <30 days), critical vulnerability reduction (target: 90% in 12 months), SLA compliance (target: >95%), Risk Score trend (target: 50% reduction YoY). Monthly reporting with trend analysis.