Vulnerability management pays big dividends

Firms that invest in vulnerability management will reap substantial financial returns for their investments, a new report by Aberdeen Group has suggested.

The analyst firm found that top-performing companies estimate a 91 per cent marginal return on investment, based on a comparison of total vulnerability-related costs avoided with the total cost of their vulnerability management activities.

With more than an average of 120 new threats and vulnerabilities emerging a week, Aberdeen says that vulnerability management is "a necessary function for any organisation with business operations that involve internet-facing networks, computers and application software".

Derek E Brink, vice president and research fellow for IT security at Aberdeen, said that the research "confirms that improving capabilities in assessing, prioritising, and remediating threats and vulnerabilities pays off in two ways.

"First, it reduces the costs inflicted by the flood of new threats and vulnerabilities that emerge on a weekly basis.

"Second, it reduces the total cost of vulnerability management, which frees up precious resources to invest in more strategic IT initiatives."

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