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How to Perform a Vulnerability Scan in 10 Steps

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Vulnerability scans play a vital role in identifying weaknesses within systems and networks, reducing risks, and bolstering an organization’s security defenses. Determine if these changes present new vulnerabilities or whether they alter existing vulnerabilities.

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What Is VLAN Tagging? Definition & Best Practices

eSecurity Planet

Otherwise — unless an error like dual tagging occurs — that packet is labeled and set up to stay among the hosts, ports, and switches that are present on its particular VLAN. For an example of VLANs used for network security segmentation purposes, see Building a Ransomware Resilient Architecture. Is VLAN Tagging Necessary?