The number of vulnerabilities identified in servers, operations systems, applications, and databases has increased at an alarming rate in the past several years -- and the outlook going forward is no better. Systems, networks and applications will continue to be susceptible to vulnerabilities, so it is key to be prepared when a vulnerability is identified.

This white paper, Vulnerability Response Best Practices, discusses Alert Logic's step-by-step approach to responding to a vulnerability. It is based on Alert Logic's response to the shellshock vulnerability as a case study.