{"id":778,"date":"2021-04-16T13:13:48","date_gmt":"2021-04-16T13:13:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/172.105.17.27\/?p=778"},"modified":"2023-10-05T13:29:48","modified_gmt":"2023-10-05T13:29:48","slug":"network-monitoring-tools-to-prevent-software-vulnerabilities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blesk.ca\/fr\/2021\/04\/16\/network-monitoring-tools-to-prevent-software-vulnerabilities\/","title":{"rendered":"Network monitoring tools to prevent software vulnerabilities"},"content":{"rendered":"

As businesses move further into the world of agile development, they are increasingly creating their own applications. These applications can present a host of vulnerabilities that, if not addressed, could bring down the company. Commercial applications including ERP or CRM systems, databases, office productivity suites, or billing software can act as a host of vulnerabilities. While it\u2019s comforting to think that these proven vendors are laser-focused on preventing software vulnerabilities, vulnerabilities occur nonetheless. In many cases, customers can pay the price.<\/p>\n<\/div>

What Are Software Vulnerabilities?<\/h2><\/div>

At a high level, a software vulnerability is a flaw or weakness that can be exploited by bad actors. Those bad actors can use the vulnerability to gain access to an organization\u2019s sensitive data or perform unauthorized actions. No software is immune to vulnerabilities; the key is to find and remediate them as quickly as possible.<\/p>\n

The NVD database holds 8,051 vulnerabilities published in Q1 of 2022. This is about a 25 percent increase from the same period the year prior. If these numbers hold, this would mark a slight year-on-year increase since there were around 22,000 published in 2021.<\/p>\n<\/div>

How Do Software Vulnerabilities Happen?<\/h2><\/div>

Precautionary security measures can help businesses prevent the intrusion of hackers into their systems that can leverage the existing security flaws of the applications.<\/p>\n

Some of these measures include:<\/p>\n