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Identifying Critical Patches With ICAT

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Author(s)

Peter M. Mell

Abstract

[For the latest information on vulnerabilities, see the National Vulnerability Database, nvd.nist.gov]The NIST computer security division has created a searchable index containing 700 of the most important computer vulnerabilities. This index, called the ICAT Metabase, enables your security personnel to search the set of vulnerabilities at a fine granularity and to identify the most critical vulnerabilities for your organization. When a vulnerability is selected, ICAT provides a summary of the vulnerability and links to patch information. ICAT is available at: http://csrc.nist.gov/icat.
Citation
ITL Bulletin -

Keywords

computer security, security threats, system vulnerabilities

Citation

Mell, P. (2000), Identifying Critical Patches With ICAT, ITL Bulletin, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD (Accessed April 19, 2024)
Created July 1, 2000, Updated May 4, 2021