At the Take Command 2025 Virtual Cybersecurity Summit, a standout session titled Risk Revolution brought together Rapid7 product leaders and ESG analyst Tyler Shields to unpack the evolution of exposure management — and how organizations can build more context-driven, proactive risk strategies.
Hosted by Ryan Blanchard, Senior Manager, Product Marketing at Rapid7, the panel featured:
Jane Man, Senior Director of Product Management, Rapid7Jamie Douglas, Specialist, Rapid7Tyler Shields, Principal Analyst, Risk and Vulnerability Management, ESGHere are the key takeaways from the discussion, along with supporting insights from the post-event attendee survey.
From vulnerability management to exposure management
The session opened by distinguishing exposure management from traditional vulnerability management. Tyler Shields explained:
“Exposure management is the maturation of vulnerability management… It's understanding risk, business context, and prioritizing accordingly.”Rather than focusing solely on patching, exposure management is about knowing what to fix, why it matters, and who owns it and doing it continuously.
Visibility gaps are slowing teams down
Visibility was a central theme throughout the session. Jane Man noted:
“A lot of the customers we talk to still struggle with just identifying what they have.”This challenge was echoed in the post-event survey, where 53% of respondents cited identifying unknown assets as the top challenge in their exposure management programs.
Tyler added:
“You can’t protect what you don’t know about. And you certainly can’t prioritize it.”Prioritization must be contextual
Prioritization remai ..
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