A security analyst is reviewing a report from a recent vulnerability scan that identified over 200 issues across various systems, including web servers, databases, and network switches. To manage the remediation process effectively, the analyst groups the vulnerabilities based on common characteristics, such as the type of weakness (e.g., SQL injection, cross-site scripting) and the affected technology stack. What is this process of categorizing vulnerabilities called?
Vulnerability classification is the process of systematically categorizing security weaknesses based on their nature, such as the type of flaw (e.g., buffer overflow, misconfiguration) or the affected system. This allows an organization to group similar issues, assign them to the correct teams, and develop a prioritized and organized approach to remediation. Vulnerability scoring, like CVSS, assigns a severity score but does not categorize the vulnerability type. Vulnerability enumeration, like CVE, involves identifying and listing individual vulnerabilities.
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