


Asset discovery and inventory is generally handled by asset management teams, even though including the security teams during the discovery phase would help identify vulnerabilities and risks a lot sooner. IT asset management and security teams typically work in separate silos. This will give IT teams the information they need to update to the latest patch or to create a workaround to temporarily mitigate the issue until a patch is available. With the Secunia addition, organizations will be able to scrutinize the discovered applications to uncover unpatched vulnerabilities. įlexera's tools, which includes FlexNet Manager Suite and AdminStudio Suite, currently help discover all the hardware and software assets within the organization, how the licenses are used, and how to optimize software use.

The pairing of Flexera's asset discovery and management tools with Secunia's software vulnerability platform will give organizations the ability to thoroughly assess the security of applications discovered on the network, said Mark Bishof, Flexera Software's CEO. Secunia, the company specializing in software vulnerability management, has been acquired by software asset management company Flexera Software.
