How you can handle 1 million security issues with just 80 actionable workouts
Too many cybersecurity issues generally overwhelm IT staff in remediating the root causes of these flaws. Read in this case study in just 5 minutes how one client could handle1 million issues detected by vulnerability scanners like Qualys, Nessus or Rapid7 with just 80 actionable workouts that are user-friendly, easy to follow, and expert approved. Sounds interesting? In a free expert meeting, we evaluate your individual challenges and provide an overview of our process and potential next steps.
The problem: Why 1 million detected cybersecurity issues predictably overwhelm any IT team
The story began as a typical vulnerability assessment journey many IT professionals are familiar with. In our case study, the customer– a leading software manufacturer – uses a well-known vulnerability scanner to detect security issues in their internal and external production networks.
As the scanner discovered close to 1 million issues, the customer’s IT team felt predictably overwhelmed. They knew all too well how much effort and expert knowledge would be required to perform effective remediation.
The solution: Cluster & prioritize these issues into actionable steps fixing root causes
The most practical solution to make issue remediation manageable would be to cluster and prioritize these 1 million issues into actionable steps that fix root causes. That’s why the team began searching for software tools and SaaS platforms that could provide such a solution.
At this stage, Autobahn Security got involved and identified workouts that were likely to greatly affect the customer’s production networks. It turned out that just two workouts in two production networks would solve over 40% of the company’s total hackability problems.
Just 3 critical issues contributed to 50% of the company’s total hackability
From the internal scan, Autobahn Security was able to identify 720 production environments with critical or high severity issues. And in perfect sync with the other related findings, only three of these critical issues contributed to 50% of the company’s total hackability – those were mostly Red HatLinux patching issues in the internal network.
The external scan also brought energizing results. By doing one of Autobahn’s workouts for patching a web-server implementation in one externally reachable network, the customer could solve over 15% of external vulnerabilities.
How your IT team can easily apply prioritized solutions
To be able to scan your IT assets and identify security risks does not make your company secure just yet. Successful remediation relies on a good risk prioritization plan that would consider the impact of remediation on your organization’s security posture. Companies must order the identified risks by level of criticality. This is where Autobahn Security’s Cyber Fitness Workouts come into play.
Although the range of hacker attacks is broad, you can often remediate multiple issues by installing a single patch or by tweaking a few settings to harden your system. Autobahn Security’s signature Cyber Fitness Workouts explain how to do just that: which vital specific steps should be taken to make your organization more secure.
To illustrate, a patching workout often contains a step on where to get the latest stable software version. Besides, the workout might also tell you which system requirements to consider during the update or how to do a backup. In addition, the workout sheds light on how to automate updates or roll some of them back and tells you in what order to update specific components.
Your IT team will love it: armed with the necessary fixes, they only need to apply the provided solutions. And they can also send a ticket to Jira for tracking remediation progress. Each cyber fitness workout you take reduces your Hackability score and brings you closer to an ideal security posture.
How you get started and what you can expect from us within just 1 week
- Understand your issue remediation process and pain points
- Walk through the key aspects of the platform
- Set up scans
- Evaluate scan results
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