Vulnerability Detection and Assessment for Storage & Backup Systems
Vulnerability Assessment & Management for Storage and Backup Systems
All leading industry standards emphasize the importance of using various techniques and tools for vulnerability scanning to achieve sufficient coverage and depth. For example, CIS Control (v8) 7.5 states that organizations must perform both authenticated and unauthenticated vulnerability scans of internal enterprise assets on a quarterly – or more frequent – basis. Furthermore, they stress the importance of having a solution that can update its vulnerability database according to the latest publications.
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Product Comparison - Compare Vulnerability Scanners for Storage & Backup Solutions
| Unauthenticated Vulnerability Scan | Authenticated Vulnerability Scan | |
|---|---|---|
| Endpoint systems | Tenable | Qualys | Rapid7 | Microsoft Defender for Endpoint | CrowdStrike | Tenable | Qualys | Rapid7 | McAfee Endpoint Security | CrowdStrike |
| Applications | Netsparker | Acunetix | Tenable | Qualys | Rapid7 | Acunetix | Tenable | Qualys | Rapid7 |
| Database systems | Tenable | Qualys | Rapid7 | Qualys | Imperva | IBM Guardium | McAfee Database Security |
| Host systems | Tenable | Qualys | Rapid7 | Tenable | Qualys | Rapid7 |
| Storage systems | Tenable | Qualys | Rapid7 | StorageGuard |
| Backup systems | Tenable | Qualys | Rapid7 | StorageGuard |
Product Comparison – Comparing StorageGuard to Existing Vulnerability Management Vendors
StorageGuard vs. Qualys
Qualys does a good job of scanning vulnerabilities across your host OS, network, and web, but offers no support for storage arrays, storage network, data protection/backup systems and storage management. And this is where all your data is kept.
Features
Solution use cases
- Vulnerability Assessment
- Security Posture Management
Focus Area
Main Platform Types
- Backup systems
- Data Protection systems
- Storage OS
- Storage & Backup Software
- Network (Storage)
STORAGE & BACKUP Security Posture Management Capabilities
- Device, OS & Software Inventory
- Configuration CMDB
- Vendor Security Best Practice checks
- Validate Industry Security Guidelines
- Configuration Baseline & Drift Detection
- Credentialed Vulnerability Scan
- Ransomware Protection Best Practice checks
- Configuration Compliance & Evidence
- End of Support / Security Updates Notification
- Continuously Updated Library with Thousands of Checks
- Actionable Findings
- 1-step Remediation
- Security Audit Reports
- Configuration Change Reports
- Custom Reports & Checks
Scalability
- Enterprise-scale (distributed collection)
Integration
Solution use cases
Vulnerability Assessment
Security Posture Management
Focus Area
Main Platform Types
Backup systems
Data Protection systems
Storage OS
Storage & Backup Software
Network (Storage)
STORAGE & BACKUP Security Posture Management Capabilities
Device, OS & Software Inventory
Configuration CMDB
Vendor Security Best Practice checks
Validate Industry Security Guidelines
Configuration Baseline & Drift Detection
Credentialed Vulnerability Scan
Ransomware Protection Best Practice checks
Configuration Compliance & Evidence
End of Support / Security Updates Notification
Continuously Updated Library with Thousands of Checks
Actionable Findings
1-step Remediation
Security Audit Reports
Configuration Change Reports
Custom Reports & Checks
Scalability
Enterprise-scale (distributed collection)
Integration
StorageGuard vs. Rapid7
Rapid7 does a good job of scanning vulnerabilities across your host OS, network, and web, but offers no support for storage arrays, storage network, data protection/backup systems and storage management. And this is where all your data is kept.
Features
Solution use cases
- Vulnerability Assessment
- Security Posture Management
Focus Area
Main Platform Types
- Backup systems
- Data Protection systems
- Storage OS
- Storage & Backup Software
- Network (Storage)
STORAGE & BACKUP Security Posture Management Capabilities
- Device, OS & Software Inventory
- Configuration CMDB
- Vendor Security Best Practice checks
- Validate Industry Security Guidelines
- Configuration Baseline & Drift Detection
- Credentialed Vulnerability Scan
- Ransomware Protection Best Practice checks
- Configuration Compliance & Evidence
- End of Support / Security Updates Notification
- Continuously Updated Library with Thousands of Checks
- Actionable Findings
- 1-step Remediation
- Security Audit Reports
- Configuration Change Reports
- Custom Reports & Checks
Scalability
- Enterprise-scale (distributed collection)
Integration
Solution use cases
Vulnerability Assessment
Security Posture Management
Focus Area
Main Platform Types
Backup systems
Data Protection systems
Storage OS
Storage & Backup Software
Network (Storage)
STORAGE & BACKUP Security Posture Management Capabilities
Device, OS & Software Inventory
Configuration CMDB
Vendor Security Best Practice checks
Validate Industry Security Guidelines
Configuration Baseline & Drift Detection
Credentialed Vulnerability Scan
Ransomware Protection Best Practice checks
Configuration Compliance & Evidence
End of Support / Security Updates Notification
Continuously Updated Library with Thousands of Checks
Actionable Findings
1-step Remediation
Security Audit Reports
Configuration Change Reports
Custom Reports & Checks
Scalability
Enterprise-scale (distributed collection)
Integration
StorageGuard vs. Tenable
Tenable does a good job of scanning vulnerabilities across your host OS, network, and web, but offers no support for storage arrays, storage network, data protection/backup systems and storage management. And this is where all your data is kept.
Features
Solution use cases
- Vulnerability Assessment
- Security Posture Management
Focus Area
Main Platform Types
- Backup systems
- Data Protection systems
- Storage OS
- Storage & Backup Software
- Network (Storage)
- Device, OS & Software Inventory
- Configuration CMDB
- Vendor Security Best Practice checks
- Validate Industry Security Guidelines
- Configuration Baseline and Drift Detection
- Credentialed Vulnerability Scan
- Ransomware Protection Best Practice checks
- Configuration Compliance & Evidence
- End of Support / Security Updates Notification
- Continuously Updated Library with Thousands of Checks
- Actionable Findings
- 1-step Remediation
- Security Audit Reports
- Configuration Change Reports
- Custom Reports & Checks
Scalability
- Enterprise-scale (distributed collection)
Integration
Solution use cases
Vulnerability Assessment
Security Posture Management
Focus Area
Main Platform Types
Backup systems
Data Protection systems
Storage OS
Storage & Backup Software
Network (Storage)
Device, OS & Software Inventory
Configuration CMDB
Vendor Security Best Practice checks
Validate Industry Security Guidelines
Configuration Baseline and Drift Detection
Credentialed Vulnerability Scan
Ransomware Protection Best Practice checks
Configuration Compliance & Evidence
End of Support / Security Updates Notification
Continuously Updated Library with Thousands of Checks
Actionable Findings
1-step Remediation
Security Audit Reports
Configuration Change Reports
Custom Reports & Checks
Scalability
Enterprise-scale (distributed collection)
Integration
FAQs: Vulnerability Detection
Learn why vulnerability detection is crucial, the challenges organizations face, and how specialized tools like StorageGuard can help protect your critical data.
Why is vulnerability detection important for storage and backup systems?
Storage and backup systems house critical organizational data, making them prime targets for cyber threats. Implementing robust vulnerability detection practices is essential to safeguard against potential breaches and ensure compliance with industry regulations.
What challenges do organizations face in detecting vulnerabilities in storage & backup systems?
Organizations often encounter challenges such as the complexity of diverse systems, lack of storage-specific security expertise, reliance on manual processes, and adapting to evolving cyber threats.
How can organizations effectively detect CVEs in their storage and backup systems?
Organizations can use a specific storage & backup vulnerability scanner to detect CVEs (common vulnerabilities and exposures). Authenticated scans, in particular, provide deeper insights by leveraging storage-specific commands and APIs. Utilizing specialized tools like StorageGuard can automate this process, ensuring comprehensive coverage and up-to-date vulnerability assessments.
How does StorageGuard assist in vulnerability assessment for storage and backup systems?
StorageGuard performs authenticated vulnerability scans tailored to storage, backup and data protection systems from all enterprise vendors. It includes a comprehensive, regularly updated vulnerability catalog and detection plugins for security advisories, alerts, and CVE vulnerabilities, ensuring thorough and up-to-date assessments.
By leveraging StorageGuard, organizations can automate the detection of vulnerabilities in their storage and backup systems, enhancing their security posture and ensuring compliance with industry standards
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