It’s time to think about vulnerability management a little bit differently. Attackers aren’t only focused on exploiting CVEs…
CEO @ Shield Cyber + Hoplite Consulting | Understanding technical risk based on logic, not magic
Traditional vulnerability management focuses on initial access points, but what happens next in the attack lifecycle? We've all heard the phrase, "𝑂𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑠𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑔𝑒𝑡𝑠 𝑜𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑛𝑒𝑡𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑘, 𝑖𝑡'𝑠 𝑔𝑎𝑚𝑒 𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑟." But what if I told you it doesn’t have to be? No matter how an malicious actor gets in—whether through phishing, exploiting a vulnerability, or another method—the real question is: What do they do next? Malicious actors don’t continue exploiting vulnerabilities as they move through an environment. It’s too noisy and takes too long. Even a poorly configured EDR could catch them. Instead, attackers often "drop" to the identity layer and move quietly. This hidden identity layer, typically Active Directory or EntraID (AzureAD), becomes the highway for lateral movement. It’s how ransomware and other threats propagate across networks. But this can be avoided. A properly configured identity layer can stop an attacker in their tracks, shutting them down before they can move laterally. Now, imagine a solution that tracks vulnerabilities and misconfigurations across the entire attack lifecycle, pinpointing exactly how an attacker could move through your environment without creating extra noise. #exposuremanagement #identitysecurity #vulnerabilitymanagement