The Importance of Vulnerability Assessment to Healthcare Cloud Security

This is the process through which cybersecurity professionals scan the components of a healthcare organization’s IT systems to find and classify the vulnerabilities that exist in the system. The vulnerabilities are then prioritized in order of severity and the level of damage they can cause to the organization if exploited. This vulnerability prioritization helps healthcare companies wisely allocate resources to address the detected vulnerabilities.Everything found during the vulnerability assessment process will be compiled into a report and presented to the healthcare company’s management so they can make informed decisions on how to best protect themselves. It is essential that this process is repeated often so any vulnerability undetected in one assessment can be found in another.