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3 Achieving Results
This chapter provides you with step by step instructions about how to strengthen your network's
security and integrity using GFI LanGuard. This chapter helps you achieve positive patch
management, vulnerability management and legal compliance results, while ensuring that your
network is protected using the most up-to-date vulnerability detection methods and techniques.
Topics in this chapter:
3.1 Effective Vulnerability Assessment 38
3.2 Effective Patch Management 39
3.3 Using GFI LanGuard for asset tracking 40
3.4 Up to date network and software analysis 41
3.5 Compliance with PCIDSS 42
3.1 Effective Vulnerability Assessment
For an effective vulnerability management strategy follow the steps described below:
1. Keep GFI LanGuard up to date.
Make sure that the machine where GFI LanGuard is installed has Internet
access. GFI LanGuard performs daily checks for updated information.
If a proxy server is used, refer to Configure Proxy Settings.
If Internet access is not available on the machine where GFI LanGuard is
installed, refer to Installing program updates manually.
2. Perform security audits on a regular basis.
Agent Scheduled Scans
Manual Scans
Scheduled Scans
3. Deploy missing security updates and remove unauthorized applications.
Configure Agents Auto-Remediation
Configure Automatic Remediation
Deploying Security Patches and Service Packs
Uninstalling Software Patches and Service Packs