4 Big Blunders You May Still Made in Vulnerability Management…and How to Fix Them
Honestly, fragility management is not the same game as the ones five years ago. But if you’re still doing regular scans, “providing” updates with enforcement, and chasing CVSS scores, just like all of them important things, you’ll play by outdated rules.
Today’s environment is fast, dispersed and full of mobile goals. All of this is as fast as defense in the development of an attacker. If you’re Sysadmin or Security Pro still rely on traditional tools and strategies, not only are you lagging behind, but you may be open to the door.
When it comes to vulnerability management, there are still four common mistakes administrators doing here, what can you do now to succeed before it’s too late!
1. You’re still doing your scheduled scans like you did in 2005
- Why is there a problem? Monthly, weekly, or even daily scans are sufficient. Now? They leave blind spots. Cloud resources, remote endpoints, VMs… can rotate and disappear in minutes, and you will never capture those scans that run as planned.
- repair! Steer to continuous scanning. Use tools that integrate with your asset inventory and run in real time, not only on servers, but also on cloud VMs, laptops, local and remote. Thinking is always visibility, not point in time.
2. You are considering each “critical” CVE as a fire drill
- Why is there a problem? CVS scores are not all. “Critical” on internal development servers CVEs may pose less risk than moderate errors on public-oriented endpoints. Not every vulnerability needs to be patched immediately, but some can be done, unless there is a mitigation, all vulnerabilities should be patched in the end, or there is a good reason to not do so.
- repair! Embrace risk-based vulnerability management (RBVM). Find tools that can consider availability, asset value, business impact and proactive threats. Touch up what is actually important and then do the rest on a more traditional schedule. Have a plan to make your decision so you don’t miss a decision that focuses on the other.
3. You’re not automating boring stuff
- Why is there a problem? No team can handle too much data manually, especially with hybrid labor, BYOD and dozens of company-generated alerts. Manually performing classification tickets or chasing patch cycles will quickly drive your team out. Burnout and alert fatigue are real and are the main causes of loose safety practices and employee losses. Attackers know this, they like the fact that you are under pressure and may make mistakes.
- repair! From scanning to reminder codes to patch adjustment plans, what can be automated. Use automation solutions to handle noise so your team can focus on real risks. Just make sure the output can be reviewed, not the black box. Automation should speed you up, not set you up.
4. You are ignoring the software supply chain
- Why is there a problem? Some of the biggest attacks in recent memory (Solarwinds, Log4shell, MoveIt) have not passed through traditional infrastructure. They pass third-party code and software components administrators don’t even know the software components being used.
- repair! Work with suppliers to obtain a software bill of materials (SBOM) and scan all third-party components, even in applications provided by suppliers. Track dependencies and automate alerts to vulnerable libraries. Don’t let other people’s problems become yours!
Bottom line
Vulnerability management is not just about finding holes, it is about understanding what’s important, detecting quickly, fixing quickly, and having visibility throughout the environment, from local servers and workstations to branches and branches and remote systems. Good vulnerability management starts with good policies, accurate strategies for the system, which allows you to use automation and patching solutions to reach its maximum potential and gain the greatest advantage. You need vulnerability management and endpoint automation solutions that just worked!
Adaptive administrators will be more ahead of the threat. Those who don’t? OK… The attacker thanks for your help, and when one of them shows you something you missed, I will bet you won’t like surprises.
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