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Determine Your Maturity Level

Determine Your Maturity Level

Use this questionnaire to evaluate your organization's container vulnerability management practices and determine where you fall on the maturity model.

Inventory Management

  1. How often do you update your inventory of container images?
    • (A) Never
    • (B) Annually
    • (C) Quarterly
    • (D) Monthly
    • (E) Continuously updated in real-time
  2. How complete is your inventory of all container images?
    • (A) Incomplete or unknown
    • (B) Partially complete
    • (C) Mostly complete
    • (D) Fully complete but manually maintained
    • (E) Fully complete and automatically maintained
  3. How is the lifecycle of container images managed within your organization?
    • (A) Not managed
    • (B) Managed informally
    • (C) Managed through documentation
    • (D) Managed with standardized processes
    • (E) Fully managed and automated

Vulnerability Scanning

  1. How often do you scan container images for vulnerabilities?
    • (A) Rarely or never
    • (B) Annually
    • (C) Quarterly
    • (D) Monthly or as part of release cycles
    • (E) Continuously and in real-time
  2. What tool(s) do you use for vulnerability scanning?
    • (A) None
    • (B) Basic CLI tools
    • (C) Open-source scanners
    • (D) Enterprise-level tools integrated into CI/CD
    • (E) Advanced, automated scanning tools
  3. Who performs and manages your vulnerability scans?
    • (A) No dedicated personnel
    • (B) IT staff as needed
    • (C) DevOps team with some security involvement
    • (D) DevSecOps team
    • (E) DevSecOps team with automated and proactive oversight

Patching and Remediation

  1. How do you apply patches to container images?
    • (A) No patching process
    • (B) Ad hoc, as vulnerabilities are discovered
    • (C) Regularly but manually
    • (D) Automatically but only in non-production environments
    • (E) Automated across all environments
  2. How often are critical vulnerabilities patched?
    • (A) Rarely or never
    • (B) Within several weeks
    • (C) Within two weeks
    • (D) Within a week
    • (E) Immediately upon detection
  3. How are patched images tracked?
    • (A) No tracking
    • (B) Basic, manual tracking
    • (C) Spreadsheet or documented list
    • (D) Dedicated database
    • (E) Fully automated with real-time tracking

Risk and Compliance

  1. Do you have specific Service Level Objectives (SLOs) for vulnerability management?
    • (A) No SLOs defined
    • (B) SLOs in place but not enforced
    • (C) Informal SLOs applied occasionally
    • (D) Clear SLOs in place and tracked
    • (E) SLOs continuously monitored with automated alerts
  2. How is compliance with security standards (e.g., CIS Docker Benchmark) enforced?
    • (A) No enforcement
    • (B) Basic enforcement through guidelines
    • (C) Partial enforcement in production environments
    • (D) Full enforcement across environments
    • (E) Automated enforcement across all environments
  3. How do you handle non-compliance in container image vulnerability management?
    • (A) No action taken
    • (B) Addressed when found during audits
    • (C) Addressed reactively when issues arise
    • (D) Addressed as part of a structured remediation plan
    • (E) Proactively identified and addressed through automation

Automation and Integration

  1. How integrated is vulnerability scanning in your CI/CD pipeline?
    • (A) Not integrated
    • (B) Occasionally integrated
    • (C) Integrated but manually triggered
    • (D) Fully integrated and triggered on each build
    • (E) Fully automated with continuous scanning in real-time
  2. Do you use automated tools to update and patch container images?
    • (A) No automated tools used
    • (B) Minimal automation
    • (C) Partially automated for low-risk environments
    • (D) Mostly automated across production and non-production environments
    • (E) Fully automated, with patches applied based on risk level
  3. How integrated are vulnerability management tools with IT risk management systems?
    • (A) Not integrated
    • (B) Limited integration
    • (C) Partial integration
    • (D) Fully integrated
    • (E) Fully integrated with predictive analytics

Threat Intelligence

  1. How do you stay informed of emerging container vulnerabilities?
    • (A) No structured approach
    • (B) Ad hoc updates
    • (C) Regular updates via CVE feeds
    • (D) Automated updates through subscribed sources
    • (E) Proactive threat intelligence integration
  2. How is threat intelligence used to enhance container security?
    • (A) Not used
    • (B) Used occasionally for patching
    • (C) Used regularly to inform scanning
    • (D) Incorporated into automated detection
    • (E) Fully integrated into predictive and preemptive security
  3. How often are image repositories scanned for potential vulnerabilities?
    • (A) Rarely or never
    • (B) Monthly
    • (C) Weekly
    • (D) Daily
    • (E) Continuously

Monitoring and Response

  1. How is runtime monitoring of container security managed?
    • (A) Not managed
    • (B) Ad hoc monitoring only in production
    • (C) Partial monitoring in production
    • (D) Continuous monitoring in production
    • (E) Continuous, real-time monitoring in all environments
  2. How is vulnerability detection managed for running containers?
    • (A) Not managed
    • (B) Managed after incidents occur
    • (C) Regular manual checks
    • (D) Automated checks at runtime
    • (E) Real-time, automated checks with alerting
  3. Do you have a formal incident response plan for container vulnerabilities?
    • (A) No plan
    • (B) Informal, ad hoc response
    • (C) Structured plan but rarely practiced
    • (D) Well-defined plan practiced occasionally
    • (E) Fully defined, practiced regularly, and automated

Metrics and Reporting

  1. How is vulnerability management effectiveness measured?
    • (A) Not measured
    • (B) Basic metrics tracked manually
    • (C) Regular reports created manually
    • (D) Automated reports with detailed metrics
    • (E) Predictive metrics analyzed in real-time
  2. Do you generate reports on vulnerability management performance?
    • (A) No reports generated
    • (B) Generated on demand
    • (C) Regular quarterly reports
    • (D) Monthly reports
    • (E) Real-time dashboards and continuous reporting
  3. How often are metrics and reports reviewed by stakeholders?
    • (A) Rarely or never
    • (B) Annually
    • (C) Quarterly
    • (D) Monthly
    • (E) Continuously reviewed with real-time feedback
  4. Are security metrics shared with executives?
    • (A) No sharing
    • (B) On demand only
    • (C) Shared semi-annually
    • (D) Shared monthly
    • (E) Continuously available and shared

Scoring Guide:

  • Mostly A's: Level 1 - Ad Hoc Vulnerability Management
  • Mostly B's: Level 2 - Basic Vulnerability Awareness
  • Mostly C's: Level 3 - Consistent Vulnerability Management and Patch Coordination
  • Mostly D's: Level 4 - Proactive and Automated Remediation
  • Mostly E's: Level 5 - Predictive and Preemptive Vulnerability Management