Vulnerability Management
Find the weaknesses before attackers do.
Continuous vulnerability scanning and managed patching across your devices, servers, cloud and web apps — with clear, risk-prioritised guidance from our UK team.
Delivered by the cyber security specialists at Fresh Mango Technologies.

What it is
Vulnerability Management, explained plainly.
Vulnerability management is the ongoing process of identifying, prioritising and fixing security weaknesses across every system your business depends on. We run the scanning platform, prioritise findings by real-world risk, and either patch on your behalf or hand a clear action list to your IT team.
Why it matters
The business risk if you don't act.
The vast majority of breaches exploit a known vulnerability for which a patch already exists. SMEs simply don't have the time or tools to keep on top of every CVE, OS update and third-party application patch — but attackers do.
Most breaches exploit vulnerabilities that already have patches
Cyber Essentials Plus requires evidence of patching within 14 days
Insurers increasingly require continuous vulnerability management
Third-party app vulnerabilities are now the biggest unmanaged risk
What's included
Everything you need, in one service.
- Continuous scanning of devices, servers and cloud workloads
- External attack surface monitoring
- Web application vulnerability scanning
- Risk-prioritised remediation guidance
- Managed Windows, macOS and third-party patching
- Monthly vulnerability and compliance reporting
How it works
A simple, proven process.
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Discover
We deploy scanning agents and map every device, server and cloud workload in your environment.
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Prioritise
Findings are scored by real-world exploitability and business impact — not just CVSS.
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Patch
We deploy patches on your behalf or hand a clear, prioritised action list to your IT team.
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Report
You receive monthly trend reports showing measurable reduction in your risk exposure.
Who it's for
Built for SMEs in the UK, BVI & USA.
Any SME across the UK, BVI and USA serious about Cyber Essentials Plus, insurance compliance or supply-chain security — especially those with mixed Windows / macOS / cloud environments.
- Businesses pursuing or maintaining Cyber Essentials Plus
- Companies with cyber insurance patching requirements
- SMEs with mixed device estates and remote workers
- Any business running internet-facing servers or web apps
Investment
From £6 per asset, per month
Simple per-asset subscription covering the scanning platform, prioritisation and monthly reporting. Managed patching available as an add-on.
FAQ
Common questions about Vulnerability Management.
What is vulnerability management?
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Vulnerability management is the ongoing process of identifying, prioritising and fixing security weaknesses across every system a business depends on — devices, servers, cloud services and web applications. Rather than a one-off scan, it's a continuous cycle of discovery, prioritisation and patching that keeps your exposure under control over time.
How does vulnerability management actually work?
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We deploy lightweight scanning agents across your devices, servers and cloud workloads to build a full inventory, then score every finding by real-world exploitability and business impact rather than raw technical severity. We then either deploy patches on your behalf or hand your IT team a clear, prioritised action list, and send monthly reports showing your risk trending down.
Why should we pay for managed vulnerability management instead of just installing updates when we remember?
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Most breaches exploit a known vulnerability for which a patch already existed — the gap is usually time and visibility, not technology. SMEs rarely have the resources to track every CVE and third-party application update across a mixed estate, and attackers actively scan for exactly the gaps that ad hoc patching leaves behind.
What does vulnerability management cost?
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Pricing starts from around £6 per asset per month on a straightforward subscription covering the scanning platform, risk prioritisation and monthly reporting, with managed patching available as an add-on. We confirm final pricing based on the size and mix of your estate. Assets include laptops, desktops, servers and cloud instances. There are no setup fees, and because reporting is monthly you can see exactly what the service is finding and fixing before committing further.
Is this suitable for a small business with a mixed device estate?
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Yes — it's particularly valuable for SMEs running a mix of Windows, macOS, cloud services and remote workers, where keeping every device consistently patched is hard to do manually. There's no minimum estate size required to benefit. It is also the practical answer when you have no formal asset inventory: the first scan tells you what you actually have connected, which is frequently more than expected. That inventory alone often justifies the cost in the first month.
How long does it take to see results?
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Initial scanning and discovery typically completes within days of deploying agents, giving you an early view of your exposure. Meaningful risk reduction usually shows in monthly reporting within the first one to two months as prioritised patching cycles take effect. The first report is deliberately blunt about your current exposure so you have a baseline. From there, the useful measure is the trend line: how quickly critical vulnerabilities are closed month on month, which is also the evidence insurers and assessors ask to see.
How does this compare with Cyber Essentials Plus requirements?
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Cyber Essentials Plus expects evidence of patching within 14 days of release for critical vulnerabilities. Continuous vulnerability management gives you exactly the asset inventory, scanning history and patch evidence assessors look for, making certification and renewal significantly smoother than trying to assemble that evidence manually. It also catches the devices that quietly fall out of scope, such as a laptop left with a leaver or a server no one has patched since installation, which are the most common reasons an otherwise well-run business fails its Plus audit.
Do you patch automatically, or do we stay in control?
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Either approach is available. We can patch fully on your behalf, or hand a clear, prioritised list to your existing IT team so you retain control over what's deployed and when — most clients prefer fully managed patching once they see the time it saves. Where you retain control, we still track whether patches have been applied and flag anything overdue, so nothing silently drifts. Critical, actively exploited vulnerabilities can be handled under a pre-agreed emergency process regardless of the normal patching cycle.
Before you buy
Costs, risks and misconceptions.
The questions buyers actually ask about Vulnerability Management — what it costs to budget for, what happens if you do nothing, and the assumptions that most often turn out to be wrong.
What drives the cost of managed vulnerability management?
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Pricing follows the number of assets scanned — endpoints, servers and external IP addresses — and whether you want scanning only, or scanning plus managed remediation. Internal versus external scanning and scan frequency also affect it. The cost that is easy to overlook is the human one: a scanner that produces a weekly list nobody triages has no value, so budget for either internal ownership or a managed service that does the triage for you.
What is the real risk of patching late rather than never?
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Attackers reverse-engineer patches to build working exploits, and for widely used software that gap is now often days rather than months. Mass, indiscriminate scanning for known-vulnerable systems follows almost immediately. In practice, most SME compromises exploit a vulnerability for which a fix had been available for a long time. The risk of late patching is therefore not theoretical: it is the single most common technical entry route, and it is entirely preventable.
Isn't turning on automatic updates the same thing?
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Automatic updates handle a good share of the workload for operating systems and mainstream browsers, and they should be on. They do not cover third-party applications that update by their own mechanism, firmware and network devices, cloud service misconfigurations, or devices that are switched off when updates deploy and never catch up. Vulnerability management exists to find those gaps, which is exactly where the unpatched systems that get exploited tend to live.
Does every vulnerability need fixing immediately?
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No, and treating them all as equal is why teams give up on scanning. Severity scores describe the flaw, not your exposure: a critical rating on a service that is not reachable from the internet may matter less than a medium on a public-facing system. We prioritise by exploitability and exposure in your specific environment, so you get a short list that genuinely reduces risk rather than a spreadsheet of thousands of rows.
Will scanning slow down or break our systems?
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Authenticated scanning is a light-touch process and is normally run outside core hours for anything sensitive. Older or fragile equipment, such as legacy industrial or medical devices, is identified during scoping and either excluded or scanned in a safe configuration. We agree scan windows with you before the first run rather than pointing a scanner at your network and hoping.
Do you apply the patches, or do we stay in control?
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Both models are available and it is agreed in the service description. Some clients want us to patch to a defined policy, with a maintenance window and rollback plan. Others, particularly those with an incumbent IT provider, want the prioritised list and will apply changes themselves. In either case you keep an approval step for anything touching a business-critical system, so nothing changes on a production server unannounced.
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Understand the concepts behind Vulnerability Management
Plain-English reference pages in our Knowledge Centre that explain the terms used on this page.
Where we deliver Vulnerability Management
We support SMEs across Yorkshire, the wider UK, the British Virgin Islands and the US. These pages cover the areas where we work on site.
Who delivers this work
Complete Cyber Security is part of Fresh Mango Technologies, with offices in the UK and BVI.
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