Security leaders today face a harsh reality: traditional vulnerability management isn’t enough. Threat actors are evolving, attack surfaces are expanding, and organizations need a more proactive approach to stay ahead of risk. Latest research from Gartner, How to Grow Vulnerability Management Into Exposure Management, highlights the need for security teams to move beyond simply tracking vulnerabilities and embrace a more comprehensive approach to exposure management.
At Rapid7, we are excited to offer complimentary access to this report and share our three key takeaways to help you modernize your security strategy.
Takeaway 1: Vulnerability Lists Aren’t Enough—You Need Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM)
Gartner states: "Creating prioritized lists of security vulnerabilities isn’t enough to cover all exposures or find actionable solutions. Security operations managers should go beyond vulnerability management and build a continuous threat exposure management program to more effectively scope and remediate exposures."
CTEM shifts the focus from merely identifying vulnerabilities to understanding the full picture of organizational risk. It integrates asset visibility, business impact analysis, attack surface monitoring, and validation of security controls to help organizations assess and reduce their true exposure to threats.
Takeaway 2: Exposure Management Requires Business Context
One of the biggest challenges in vulnerability management today is that many security teams focus too much on discovering issues without evaluating their impact on the business. Gartner highlights the importance of integrating business context into security operations, stating that "adding a business context, such as asset value and impact of compromise, to exposure management activities can improve senior leadership engagement."
By aligning security initiatives with business priorities, organizations can:
Focus on the vulnerabilities that pose the greatest risk to critical operationsImprove communication with senior leadership and stakeholdersJustify security investments with rea ..Support the originator by clicking the read the rest link below.
