Beyond Whack-a-Mole: Scaling Vulnerability Management by Embracing Automation

Explore a transformative approach to vulnerability management in this 45-minute conference talk from BSidesLV. Delve into the challenges of the current cybersecurity landscape, where organizations struggle with a reactive "whack-a-mole" approach to managing vulnerabilities. Learn about the widening gap between vulnerability discovery and remediation, and the decreasing time for attackers to exploit known vulnerabilities. Discover a proactive, scalable, and automated strategy for vulnerability management, focusing on risk-oriented approaches. Examine the potential of standards and frameworks like SBOM, CSAF, and VEX in streamlining and enhancing the vulnerability management process. Gain valuable insights into leveraging automation to adapt to the evolving threat landscape, ensuring both effectiveness and sustainability in complex cybersecurity environments.