Vulnerability Management Blog
Practical guides on vulnerability prioritization with CVSS, EPSS and CISA KEV, patch management, scanner comparisons, pentesting and compliance evidence.
Patch Exceptions and Risk Acceptance Without the Spreadsheet
How to design a patch exception process: who approves risk acceptance, required compensating controls, expiry rules, and audit-ready reporting.
Vulnerability Exception Management Without the Rubber Stamp
A vulnerability exception process needs dated expiry, review board quorum, capped renewals, and verified compensating controls, not a rubber stamp signoff.
Orphaned Assets: What Happens When No One Owns a Server
Why servers lose their owners, how orphaned assets decay into breach points, and the DNS, billing, code and network techniques to reclaim…
PCI DSS ROC vs AOC: Which Document Your Partners Need
PCI DSS ROC vs AOC explained: what each document contains, who can legally request the ROC, and how to review a vendor's…
Backported Patches: Why Scanners Flag Patched Servers
Why RHEL, Debian and SUSE backports trigger a backported patch false positive, and the changelog and package evidence that proves a CVE…
ASR Rules: Moving From Audit Mode to Block Mode Safely
A staged plan for moving Microsoft Defender ASR rules from audit to block mode: telemetry sizing, rule ranking, exclusions, and enforcement verification.
CVSS 4.0 Supplemental Metrics: Safety, Recovery, Automatable
CVSS v4.0 Supplemental metrics (Safety, Automatable, Recovery, Value Density, Provider Urgency) never change the score. Here is how to route on them…
Risk Acceptance Tracking: Managing Exceptions Without Chaos
How to run a defensible security risk acceptance process: record fields, approval authority by residual risk, expiry rules, and exception metrics.
CSPM vs CWPP vs CNAPP: Choosing the Right Cloud Layer
CSPM, CWPP, and CNAPP answer different questions. Compare configuration, workload, and correlated risk with a coverage matrix and buying decision guide.
LLM-Generated Remediation Steps: How Accurate Are They?
How accurate are LLM generated remediation steps for CVEs, where version and vendor specific syntax breaks them, and how to verify a…