{"id":77018,"date":"2022-03-22T10:13:36","date_gmt":"2022-03-22T10:13:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deveccouncil.kinsta.cloud\/?p=77018"},"modified":"2026-04-15T06:18:55","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T06:18:55","slug":"vulnerability-analysis-everything-you-need-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eccouncil.org\/cybersecurity-exchange\/ethical-hacking\/vulnerability-analysis-everything-you-need-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Vulnerability Analysis 101: Everything You Need to Know"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"77018\" class=\"elementor elementor-77018\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1668482 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1668482\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5a578a0\" data-id=\"5a578a0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13f8f54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"13f8f54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Malicious hackers are continually looking for ways to access organizations&#8217; networks and systems to get their hands on valuable company data. In 2020, the FBI reportedly received more than 2,000 internet crime complaints per day\u202f(Internet Crime Complaint Center, 2020).<\/p><p>Luckily, while malicious hackers are finding ways to commit cybercrime, ethical hackers are working diligently to prevent these attacks from occurring.\u202fEthical hackers often use vulnerability analysis to strengthen an organization&#8217;s security and prevent attackers from getting in.<\/p><p>Read on to learn more about vulnerability analysis, how it relates to ethical hacking, and how becoming a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eccouncil.org\/programs\/certified-ethical-hacker-ceh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Certified Ethical Hacker<\/a> (CEH) can advance your cybersecurity career.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4c9e101 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4c9e101\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f5d9707\" data-id=\"f5d9707\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01b9659 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"01b9659\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>What Is Vulnerability Analysis?<\/h2><p>Vulnerability analysis plays a significant role in protecting an organization&#8217;s technological systems against hackers and various forms of cybercrime. Put simply, vulnerability analysis is a systematic review of security weaknesses in an organization&#8217;s information systems. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eccouncil.org\/cybersecurity-exchange\/ethical-hacking\/conduct-a-vulnerability-analysis\/\">Vulnerability analysis<\/a> works as a form of threat assessment, as it is used to evaluate how susceptible a network may be to future cyberattacks or attempted hacks.<\/p><p>Several threat assessments can be used to test the existing security of an organization&#8217;s technological systems. Some of these include:<\/p><ul><li>Host assessment<\/li><li>Network and wireless assessment<\/li><li>Database assessment<\/li><li>Application scans<\/li><\/ul><p>Running threat assessments is highly beneficial in protecting a company&#8217;s IT infrastructure. Some risks that can be addressed through vulnerability analysis include:<\/p><ul><li>Susceptibilities to SQL injection, cross-site scripting (XSS), and other code injection attacks<\/li><li>Unsecure or easily guessable admin passwords<\/li><li>Faulty authentication mechanisms<\/li><\/ul><p>Overall, vulnerability analysis is just one element in the larger domain of ethical hacking. Ethical hackers work to legally and deliberately break into a company&#8217;s networks and systems with the goal of testing the company&#8217;s existing security and defenses.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-00a28be elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"00a28be\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7dc0915\" data-id=\"7dc0915\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d773fb8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d773fb8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Starting a Career in Ethical Hacking<\/h2><p>According to Cybersecurity Ventures, global cybercrime costs are expected to grow by 15% per year over the next 5 years and could end up reaching $10.5 trillion annually by 2025 (Morgan, 2020). With this rise in criminal hacking, the need for ethical hackers who can perform vulnerability analyses of organizations&#8217; IT systems is continuing to grow.<\/p><p>EC-Council&#8217;s certification programs are among the most longstanding and well respected in the cybersecurity space. The CEH program was first launched in 2003 and serves as the blueprint for many <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eccouncil.org\/train-certify\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cybersecurity certification<\/a> programs today. The five core phases of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eccouncil.org\/ethical-hacking\/\">ethical hacking<\/a> outlined in EC-Council&#8217;s CEH course are:<\/p><ol><li>Reconnaissance<\/li><li>Gaining access<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eccouncil.org\/cybersecurity-exchange\/ethical-hacking\/enumeration-ethical-hacking\/\">Enumeration<\/a><\/li><li>Maintaining access<\/li><li>Covering your tracks<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7480045 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7480045\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-745ac44\" data-id=\"745ac44\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2c6292 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d2c6292\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Job Outlook for Certified Ethical Hackers<\/h2><p>If you&#8217;re looking for a lucrative career, the job outlook for CEHs is very promising. Comparably (n.d.) reports that the average annual salary for a CEH in the United States is around $182,000, with the middle 57% of CEHs earning between $168,948 and $374,847<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-53aa42d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"53aa42d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e901cf8\" data-id=\"e901cf8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46dbead elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"46dbead\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>How to Become a Certified Ethical Hacker<\/h2><p>If you\u2019re interested in filling a growing need in the cybersecurity space and starting a rewarding career, check out EC-Council\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eccouncil.org\/programs\/certified-ethical-hacker-ceh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CEH course<\/a> today. In this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eccouncil.org\/programs\/\">certification program<\/a>, you\u2019ll gain valuable skills that enable you to prevent cybercrime and advance your cybersecurity career.<\/p><p>Are you ready to advance your career and learn valuable cybersecurity skills? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eccouncil.org\/get-certified-with-ec-council\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Connect with EC-Council<\/a> today to learn more about the CEH program. Your next opportunity in the cybersecurity space is just a few clicks away!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-758b825 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"758b825\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-17c185c\" data-id=\"17c185c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b08585 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b08585\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>References<\/strong>\n\n<p>Comparably. (n.d.). Certified Ethical Hacker salary. <em>https:\/\/www.comparably.com\/salaries\/salaries-for-certified-ethical-hacker<\/em><\/p>\n\n<p>Internet Crime Complaint Center. (2020). Internet crime report 2020. U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation <em>https:\/\/www.ic3.gov\/Media\/PDF\/AnnualReport\/2020_IC3Report.pdf<\/em><\/p>\n\n<p>Morgan, S. (2020, November 13). Cybercrime to cost the world $10.5 trillion annually by 2025. Cybercrime Magazine. <em>https:\/\/cybersecurityventures.com\/cybercrime-damages-6-trillion-by-2021<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Malicious hackers are continually looking for ways to access organizations&#8217; networks and systems to get their hands on valuable company data. In 2020, the FBI reportedly received more than 2,000 internet crime complaints per day\u202f(Internet Crime Complaint Center, 2020). 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