Vulnerability management remains one of the most pressing challenges for cybersecurity professionals today. As the threat landscape evolves, organizations are inundated with vulnerabilities, making it increasingly difficult to prioritize and address the most critical issues. This session delves into the persistent problem of vulnerability overload, exploring:  

• Why traditional approaches often fall short 
• What innovative strategies can be employed to stay ahead of emerging threats. 
• Tools, methodologies, and best practices that security teams need to streamline vulnerability management, reduce risk, and enhance overall resilience. 

Join us to learn how to transform your vulnerability management process into a proactive and efficient operation, capable of keeping pace with the ever-changing cybersecurity environment.

This session will explore the challenges posed by unenriched CVEs in the National Vulnerability Database (NVD), which has left over 18,000 CVEs without proper CPE identifiers since February 2024. These unenriched reports severely limit automated vulnerability management as they remain invisible to CPE-based searches. With contractors historically managing NVD enrichment and the backlog growing monthly, organizations relying on CVE-based vulnerability databases face significant gaps in visibility. 

We’ll discuss strategies to compensate for these gaps and the potential of alternative identifiers, like purl, in addressing these issues, particularly in the open-source ecosystem.

Recent headlines have underscored the critical importance of effective vulnerability management as cybercriminals continue to exploit weaknesses faster than ever before. In this panel discussion, cybersecurity experts will analyze:  

• High-profile vulnerabilities that made the news and the lessons learned from these incidents. 
• Evolving tactics of threat actors and the strategic approaches that organizations can adopt to stay ahead. 
• From improved threat intelligence to enhanced patch management and proactive vulnerability assessments, this session will provide actionable insights to help you anticipate and counter emerging threats before they strike. 

Join us to gain a deeper understanding of how to protect your organization from becoming the next headline.