Auditing Using Vulnerability Tools to Identify Today's Threats to Business Performance

Data breaches and identify theft have arguably occurred since information has been stored and utilized in modern times. As the nature of information has shifted from hard copy forms and print materials into digital format stored, accessed and transmitted across the globe in the blink of an eye, the ease in which that information is used and misused has changed dramatically. The evolution of technology has given rise to the information assets, electronic bits and bytes that create value. Information as an asset has fueled the growth of cybercrime organizations and driven innovation in the way those cybercrime organizations operate.