• Vulnerability assessment is a process that defines, identifies, and classifies the security holes in a computer, network, or communications infrastructure. In addition, vulnerability analysis can forecast the effectiveness of proposed countermeasures and evaluate their actual effectiveness after they are put into use. This article provides you a list of popular Vulnerability assessment vendors for Q1 2017.

• Here are the top 5 Vulnerability assessment vendors to watch out for:

Tenable

• Tenable Nessus protects your IT environment by running vulnerability scans, configuration and compliance checks, malware detection, web application scanning and more
• To Know More:  Visit Tenable Nessus Product Page

Rapid7

• Rapid7 Nexpose is the industry-leading vulnerability management solution that enables you to focus on risk that matters while greatly reducing the time required to run a successful vulnerability management program.
• To Know More:  Visit Rapid7 Nexpose Product Page

• (Read More: Open-Source Security Management and Vulnerability Impact Assessment)

Qualys

• Qualys Vulnerability Management (VM) is a cloud-based service that gives you immediate, global visibility into where your IT systems might be vulnerable to the latest Internet threats and how to protect them. It helps you to continuously identify threats and monitor unexpected changes in your network before they turn into breaches.

Beyond Trust

• AVDS is a complete network scanning solution available in a broadproduct line. AVDS was designed for continent spanning networks with tens of thousands of IPs, but that same, powerful scanning engine is available in an entry level version for small networks run by a single administrator. It is also available as a hosted solution for the scanning of one to one thousand external IPs or web sites.
• To Know More:  Visit Beyond Trust AVDS Product Page

Mcafee (Now Intel)

• (Product is discontinued/End of Life) McAfee® Vulnerability Manager with the McAfee Asset Manager feature—part of the Intel® Security product offering—delivers unrivaled scalability and performance, actively and passively canvassing everything on your network. If a device or asset has an IP address or is using your network, McAfee Vulnerability Manager can discover and assess it, automatically in real time, revealing the compliance of all assets on your network.
• To Know More:  Visit McAfee® Vulnerability Manager Product Page

Disclaimer: Vendors in the list are selected based on real users’ activities in Vulnerability Assessment Market at Product Comparison Platform.