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Traditionalcybersecurityis laser-focused on incident detection and response.
In other words, its built around a Security Operations Centre (SOC).
Thats no bad thing in itself.
Read between the lines, however, and that assumes were waiting on the threats to come to us.
Except that your SOC team is already drowning in vulnerabilities and knee-jerk remediations.
How can they even begin to manage this?
The Strategic Imperative of the VOC
Traditional strategies are necessary but painfully insufficient.
As an industry, weve predominantly been reactive, focusing on the detection and mitigation of immediate threats.
Alarmingly, over 76% of vulnerabilities currently exploited by ransomware gangs were discovered more than three years ago.
Either SOC teams dont care which we know is not true or they cant keep up on their own.
VP of Strategy, Hackuity.
Establishing a VOC involves leveraging existing vulnerability assessment tools to create a baseline of the current security posture.
This initial step is crucial for understanding the scope and scale of vulnerabilities across the organization’s assets.
The transition from technical vulnerability assessment to risk-based prioritization is a pivotal aspect of the VOCs function.
This involves evaluating how each identified vulnerability impacts the business, then prioritising remediation efforts based on this impact.
This shared understanding improves the organization’s ability to respond to vulnerabilities swiftly and effectively.
Thats a lot to digest but, put simply, its time to rethink how we approach vulnerability management.
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