The following categories of vulnerability assignments are available:   Initial Evaluation: Assigning initial level vulnerabilities is a common operation that is suggested to detect and safeguard vital systems from unauthorized access. This is done for the purpose of reducing risk.   System Baseline: The definition of a system baseline is a document that contains all of the system's known vulnerabilities, along with the proposed fixes for each vulnerability. Your company will be able to establish a baseline from which to make vulnerability assignments if it first documents these vulnerabilities and the remedies to those issues.   Vulnerability Scan: A vulnerability scan is a routine security procedure that is performed on a computer system or network in order to identify potential security vulnerabilities.   Vulnerability Assessment Report: A vulnerability assessment report (VAP) is a document prepared in order to identify and assess risks associated with a system or network. VAPs may be produced for a broad variety of systems, including but not limited to the IT infrastructure, applications, and the data that lives on those systems. VAPs can also be built for the data that exists on such systems.