Want to Grow Vulnerability Management into Exposure Management? Start Here!

December 5, 2024 at 07:24AM Vulnerability Management (VM) is becoming inadequate as cybersecurity challenges evolve, necessitating a shift to Exposure Management (EM). By incorporating business context, organizations can prioritize risks, optimize resources, and align security with strategic goals. Effective metrics can engage leadership and transition cybersecurity from a cost center to a business enabler. ### … Read more

Microsoft Highlights Security Exposure Management at Ignite

November 22, 2024 at 08:43AM Microsoft has launched its Security Exposure Management offering, adding continuous threat exposure management (CTEM) to its security portfolio. This proactive approach aims to reduce breaches and improve vulnerability detection. It integrates with Microsoft 365 licenses, supports third-party tools, and provides a comprehensive view of organizational security postures. ### Meeting Takeaways … Read more

Focus on What Matters Most: Exposure Management and Your Attack Surface

August 23, 2024 at 07:30AM Exposure management goes beyond attack surface management by including data assets, user identities, and cloud account configurations. It ensures continuous evaluation of digital assets’ visibility, accessibility, and vulnerability. Unlike traditional vulnerability management, exposure management considers all threat vectors, including misconfigurations and unpatched vulnerabilities, allowing prioritization and strategic focus on critical … Read more

Defending OT Requires Agility, Proactive Controls

July 17, 2024 at 04:35AM Hackers with ties to the Chinese government have gained access to US critical infrastructure, transitioning from espionage to potentially compromising or destroying infrastructure via operational technology. Recent attacks on maritime and water systems signal the need for increased OT security. Three key steps include converging IT and OT security, developing … Read more

Blueprint for Success: Implementing a CTEM Operation

July 5, 2024 at 07:43AM The evolving attack surface poses a significant challenge to business security. Gartner introduced Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM) as a solution, predicting 3 times less breaches for organizations that prioritize it. CTEM offers a comprehensive view of the attack surface, emphasizes vulnerability management and validation, and urges organizations to adapt … Read more

Derisking your CNI

June 3, 2024 at 05:07AM Join The Reg’s Tim Phillips on 10 June 2024 at 3pm BST/10am EDT/7am PDT to learn about NIS2 requirements, exposure management, and reducing cyber risk with Claroty xDome. Traditional responses and tools may not be enough to address growing cybersecurity risks in critical infrastructure sectors like energy, transport, and water … Read more

New XM Cyber Research: 80% of Exposures from Misconfigurations, Less Than 1% from CVEs

May 17, 2024 at 08:33AM A new report by XM Cyber has revealed a significant disparity between organizations’ security efforts and actual threats, uncovering 40 million exposures affecting business-critical assets. It emphasizes the need to prioritize high-impact exposures over traditional focus on CVE-based vulnerabilities. The report also underscores the importance of industry-specific security approaches and … Read more

Navigating the Threat Landscape: Understanding Exposure Management, Pentesting, Red Teaming and RBVM

April 29, 2024 at 07:48AM Today’s cyber threats are becoming increasingly complex, requiring better and more consolidated approaches. Exposure Management offers a comprehensive method to identify, evaluate, and address security weaknesses across an organization’s digital footprint. Contrasting it with other common approaches such as Penetration Testing, Red Teaming, Breach and Attack Simulation tools, and Risk-Based … Read more

What is Exposure Management and How Does it Differ from ASM?

March 5, 2024 at 06:45AM Startups and mid-market businesses heavily rely on cloud services, leading to a complex and distributed attack surface that’s challenging to monitor and secure. Exposure management in cybersecurity aims to provide visibility and prioritize vulnerabilities to reduce business risks. Intruder offers automated vulnerability management to discover and prioritize weaknesses across the … Read more

Tenable Introduces Visibility Across IT, OT, and IoT Domains

February 29, 2024 at 04:46PM Tenable® released Tenable One for OT/IoT, the first exposure management platform offering comprehensive visibility into assets across IT, operational technology (OT), and IoT environments. This solution aims to address the increasing cyber attack surface due to interconnected assets, providing actionable risk intelligence to mitigate operational risks and prioritize security measures. … Read more