Vulnerability management is widely regarded as the cornerstone of cybersecurity. It’s built on the premise that if organizations can identify and prioritize their vulnerabilities, then they are far better placed to manage risk effectively.
A practice that’s been around for years, it’s allowed security teams to create some semblance of order in what can, at times, feel like a world of chaos.
But if vulnerability management is about identifying, assessing, and fixing known weaknesses, what about the things that are beyond its scope? Between cloud sprawl, remote work, third-party tools, and evolving threats, today’s modern attack surface is bigger and more dynamic than ever.
Recent incidents, such as the exposure of Anthropic’s Claude Mythos preview through third-party access and predictable infrastructure patterns, show how risk increasingly sits outside traditional boundaries.
As a result, traditional vulnerability management – which was built for a slower, more predictable world – simply can’t keep up.
Faced with this growing realization, the answer for many businesses and organizations lies in exposure management.
