Vulnerability is some flaw or loophole in our environment that a malicious attacker can use to exploit to harm or damage, in computer security. Vulnerability is a weakness which allows a malicious attacker to reduce a systems information assurance. There are various types of tools and techniques proposed over the year to assess the vulnerabilities and to manage them. These tools and techniques use various approaches to implement the basic functionality of vulnerability assessment and management i.e. to secure the environment by assessing the vulnerabilities and remediating them. This survey describes the various aspects of VS/VM tools and techniques and various issue related to vulnerability assessment and management. Keywords: Vulnerability assessment, vulnerability management, Qualys Guard tool, remediation, reportsCite this Article Shashank Gahoi, Ashish Jain. Vulnerability Assessment and Management using Qualys Guard. Journal of Network Security. 2016; 4(3): 49–55p.
