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NorthStar
Risk-Based Vulnerability Management
Last updated: March 2026
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Access Controls/Permissions
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Asset Tagging
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Compliance Management
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4/5
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Active Directory Integration
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Asset Tagging
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4.7/5
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Asset Tagging
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Issue Tracking
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5/5
Assessment Management
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Asset Tagging
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Alerts/Notifications
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4.7/5
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Monitoring
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4.7/5
Activity Tracking
4.5/5
Activity Dashboard
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Compliance Management
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Issue Tracking
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AI/Machine Learning
5/5
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4.7/5
Alerts/Notifications
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Issue Tracking
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Monitoring
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Asset Tracking
5/5
Access Controls/Permissions
4.5/5
Activity Dashboard
4.5/5
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Asset Tagging
N/A
Compliance Management
N/A
Issue Tracking
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Activity Monitoring
4.8/5
Anomaly/Malware Detection
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Incident Reporting
4.3/5
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Activity Dashboard
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Asset Discovery
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Monitoring
4.3/5
Vulnerability Scanning
4.3/5
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N/A
Asset Discovery
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Asset Tagging
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Asset Discovery
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Assessment Management
4.5/5
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N/A
Asset Tagging
N/A
Issue Tracking
N/A
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4/5
Alerts/Notifications
4/5
API
4/5
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Asset Tagging
N/A
Compliance Management
N/A
Issue Tracking
N/A
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Activity Dashboard
5/5
API
5/5
Authentication
5/5
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Asset Discovery
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Asset Tagging
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Assessment Management
5/5
Activity Dashboard
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Asset Discovery
N/A
Asset Tagging
N/A
Compliance Management
N/A
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Activity Tracking
5/5
Alerts/Escalation
4.5/5
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4.3/5
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Asset Discovery
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Asset Tagging
N/A
Compliance Management
N/A
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Application Management
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Access Controls/Permissions
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Asset Discovery
N/A
Asset Tagging
N/A
Compliance Management
N/A
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Access Controls/Permissions
5/5
Activity Dashboard
5/5
Alerts/Notifications
5/5
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Compliance Management
N/A
Issue Tracking
N/A
Monitoring
N/A
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AI/Machine Learning
5/5
Anti Virus
4.8/5
Anomaly/Malware Detection
4.7/5
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N/A
Asset Tagging
N/A
Compliance Management
N/A
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Activity Dashboard
5/5
Alerts/Notifications
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Asset Discovery
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Compliance Management
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Issue Tracking
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