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Se l e c t I n g te c h n o l o g y
5.1 Introduction
Vulnerability management (VM) product acquisition can be a com-
plicated process. Since reliability has increased among vendors and the
time between new vulnerability discovery and check distribution has
shrunk, other factors must be considered. e first and most impor-
tant step in product selection is to understand the requirements. At
first, one may not think many requirements exist other than picking
the user interface you prefer but that is not the case. So, this chapter
will clarify the most significant requirements as well as some of the
issues concerning the future of the industry as a whole.
5.2 General Requirements
When conducting a technology acquisition, it is important to fir