Method for remediating vulnerabilities of a data processing system

A data processing system configured to remediate vulnerabilities of the data processing system, the data processing system configured to:

• store a vulnerability response rule set which specifies responses of the data processing system in the data processing system, wherein each of the responses is associated with one or more conditions and one or more functions of the data processing system, wherein, for each condition, whether the condition is met depends on the data processing system and a vulnerability or both;
• receive a notification about a vulnerability of the data processing system;
• ascertain one or more responses from the vulnerability response rule set, such that, for each ascertained response, the one or more conditions with which the ascertained response is associated are met for the vulnerability and the data processing system and the ascertained response is associated with at least one function to which the vulnerability relates;
• and
• carry out the one or more ascertained responses.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium on which is stored a computer program including instructions for remediating vulnerabilities of a data processing system, the instructions, when executed by a processor, causing the processor to perform the following steps:

• storing a vulnerability response rule set which specifies responses of the data processing system in the data processing system, wherein each of the responses is associated with one or more conditions and one or more functions of the data processing system, wherein, for each condition, whether the condition is met depends on the data processing system and a vulnerability or both;
• receiving a notification about a vulnerability of the data processing system;
• ascertaining one or more responses from the vulnerability response rule set, such that, for each ascertained response, the one or more conditions with which the ascertained response is associated are met for the vulnerability and the data processing system and the ascertained response is associated with at least one function to which the vulnerability relates;
• and
• carrying out the one or more ascertained responses.