Cyberattacks tend to take the path of least resistance.
Automated discovery and attack tools enable threat actors to identify vulnerable systems and to exploit them with ease. Although most organizations understand the need for risk management, many of them are still relying on the manual creation and review of spreadsheets and configuration management databases (CMDB) to conduct their risk assessments. Manual and static risk assessments are often incomplete and can quickly become outdated, creating blind spots that can be exploited in an attack.
When threat actors can easily automate the process of discovering exposed endpoints and exploiting their vulnerabilities, manual risk management is destined to fall behind. What would it mean to automate the process of risk assessments and having the context to determine and prioritize risk reduction steps? It begins with comprehensive and real-time visibility.
Visibility is the foundation of effective risk assessments. Without it, organizations are operating in the dark, unaware of the potential vulnerabilities and exposures that threaten their digital landscape. Visibility exists across multiple dimensions, such as…
