Vulnerability Management · NIS-2

Identifying, assessing, and remediating technical vulnerabilities in a GRC context

ANYVA links CVEs and vulnerabilities directly to affected assets, processes, and data protection risks – so that vulnerabilities are not treated in isolation, but their impact on the entire organisation becomes visible.

Scope of functionality

  • ✓CVE Evaluation & Asset Linking
  • ✓Automatic risk assessment
  • ✓Impact on data protection risks visible
  • ✓Action Tracking (PDCA)
  • ✓Effectiveness check
  • ✓Audit Trail for Proof
  • ✓NIS-2 / ISO 27001 Documentation
The problem with siloed vulnerability management

Why CVEs should not be viewed in isolation

Technical vulnerabilities are often managed in separate scan tools without any connection to data privacy, risk management or ISMS. The actual impact of a vulnerability on processes, personal data and compliance therefore remains invisible.

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Vulnerabilities affect processes

In ANYVA, assets are linked to business processes. A new CVE automatically triggers a reassessment of the affected processes, risks, and data protection impact assessments.

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Connection to data protection risks

Vulnerabilities in systems that process personal data have a direct impact on data protection risks. ANYVA makes this connection visible and documents it.

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Detectable processing

Every vulnerability is documented with the person responsible, deadline, action, and effectiveness check. The PDCA cycle ensures that processing is completed transparently.

Integration into the GRC system

Vulnerability management as part of the overall system

In ANYVA, vulnerability management is not a separate module but part of the integrated GRC system.

What this means in practice:

  • →A new vulnerability affects all linked risks and processes
  • →Affected VVT and DSFA will be automatically flagged
  • →Measures are being implemented simultaneously in the ISMS and DSMS.
  • →Proof of a single audit trail for all disciplines
Relevant Standards
NIS-2

NIS-2 requires vulnerability management as part of risk management for essential and important entities.

ISO 27001 Annex A

Capture and address technical vulnerabilities as threats within the ISMS in a structured manner – with proof of effectiveness.

GDPR

Vulnerabilities in data processing systems influence data protection risks and can trigger reporting obligations.

Operating effect

Technical vulnerabilities can directly impact compliance.

In classical tools, vulnerability management remains an IT discipline. In ANYVA, every vulnerability is directly linked to processes, data protection risks, and measures.

Classic approach
✗CVE Scanner: IT perspective, no data protection relevance
✗Risk assessment separate from the vulnerability tool
✗DSFA and IT risks are not connected
✗Manual reconciliation required for compliance
⚠ Gaps between IT operations and compliance remain undetected
ANYVA
✓CVE assigned to technical support
✓Affected process automatically identified
✓GDPR risk is assessed automatically
✓Measure derived with PDCA logic
IT operations and compliance are connected – no blind spots

Practical scenario

What happens if a critical vulnerability is discovered?

A CVE in a production system – and how ANYVA makes the full compliance impact visible.

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CVE reported
New security vulnerability discovered in a tech service
Desktop computer
Asset assigned
Affected systems and their process context automatically identified
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Risk updated
IT risk and GDPR risk reassessed simultaneously
Shield
Measure derived
Corrective action or TOM documented with PDCA logic
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Proof of completeness
Full Audit Trail: Discovery, Assessment, Action, Effectiveness

Without ANYVA: CVE in scanner tool, GDPR impact unknown, manual reporting obligations check. With ANYVA: One system, complete visibility.

Vulnerability management in the GRC context

In a demo, we show how ANYVA connects vulnerabilities with your ISMS and DSMS.