Exposure-management platforms are proactive tools, but they can provide critical information to incident-response teams by mapping out exactly how attackers can compromise an organization's crown jewels.
U.S. National Cyber Director Sean Cairncross has been urged by Senate Intelligence Committee Chair Tom Cotton, R-Ark., to combat risks associated with the growing involvement of China and Russia in open-source software development, CyberScoop reports.
Proactive patching and remediation is often slowed by poor communication between teams and lack of visibility. Exposure management can solve this by quickly pinpointing assets that need immediate fixes, letting teams work more efficiently.
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