New research from F5 Labs examined over 200 billion web and API traffic requests from businesses with bot controls in place.
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Each Monday, the Tenable Exposure Management Academy provides the practical, real-world guidance you need to shift from vulnerability management to exposure management. In this blog, we share three challenges cybersecurity leaders say exposure management helps them solve. You can read the entire Exposure Management Academy series here.
Traditional vulnerability management is undergoing a transformation. The core cybersecurity discipline is evolving into exposure management, which is built on a broader, more strategic approach to identifying, prioritizing and mitigating risk.
Modern IT environments have long been evolving beyond the on-premises data center to include cloud infrastructure, mobile devices, internet-of-things (IoT) systems and operational technology (OT).
To get a close look at this shift, the Tenable Exposure Management Academy regularly interviews cybersecurity leaders around the world. Our goal is to gain insights into their real-world experiences making the shift from traditional vulnerability management to exposure management. We conduct these discussions on the condition of anonymity. This blog reveals the three key challenges they're solving with cyber exposure management.
The three challenges exposure management addressesThe leaders we spoke with want to do more than just track vulnerabilities. They want to understand and reduce real-world cyber risk across their expanding attack surfaces. Exposure management empowers them to tackle these three challenges:
1. Lack of attack surface visibilityFor effective risk management, the leaders we spoke with are seeking a complete, unified view of all assets and their associated threat exposures across diverse environments. Visibility is essential because security teams can’t protect what they can’t see. In our discussion, a security leader working at a distributor noted that many organizations struggle with asset ownership and accountability in expansive environments.
"Sometimes, if you have a vulnerability happening, you just need to know who owns it,” the leader pointed out. “But no matter who owns it, we need to track it. We didn’t have a lot of visibility on that and we needed to know in order to effectively manage vulnerabilities.”
Security exposure management provides visibility beyond traditional siloed IT assets, including:
The key: With the right exposure management strategy, you can consolidate and standardize security data from multiple tools and environments, ensuring every detail is correct (including asset ownership), while reducing blind spots and improving response times.
2. Difficulty prioritizing remediationAn important point to remember: Not all vulnerabilities pose the same level of risk. But determining how much risk any vulnerability presents requires context specific to your environment. You need to understand who or what has access to that asset, their privileges and how critical the asset is to business functions. Traditional vulnerability management can’t help you connect these dots for effective risk prioritization.
When your security teams are overwhelmed by thousands of potential issues, they can’t effectively guide their IT counterparts tasked with remediation.
Exposure management in cybersecurity provides the additional context needed to practice risk-based vulnerability management, focusing remediation on the vulnerabilities with greatest potential impact in your unique environment.
Exposure management helps you understand whether bad actors are actively using a vulnerability in attacks (we call this “exploitability”), how important the affected system is to your organization (we call this “asset criticality rating”) and how an attacker could exploit a vulnerability in real-world scenarios (also known as “potential attack pathways”).
As a security leader for an industrial real estate firm explained, the challenge is not just fixing vulnerabilities but also measuring security progress in a meaningful way.
"We're trying to move to a risk-type of reporting instead of ‘You fixed a thousand exposures,’” this security leader told us. “Say you have 10,000 exposures and the team knocks out 2,000 in a month. But Microsoft releases 3,000 more. Now you have 11,000. What did you actually accomplish? We have to shift to a risk approach."
The key: Risk-based exposure management ensures security teams focus on what matters most, rather than being buried under an ever-growing vulnerability backlog.
3. Staying stuck in reactive modeExposure management introduces a new way of thinking about cybersecurity. Instead of staying in reactive mode, responding to each new incident as it arises, continuous exposure management enables your teams to practice proactive security. You can anticipate potential attack scenarios and implement security controls to mitigate threats before attackers exploit them.
What does proactive cybersecurity look like? Here are three requirements:
One leader emphasized an important point: Cyber risk requires a shift in mindset and organizational culture.
"We’re quite reactive,” the security leader said. “And because we’ve been very manual, we needed a tool to help us get to the next stage. That means more automation to ease our workload so we can focus on more value-added work — like educating stakeholders to prevent repeat mistakes."
The key: By embedding best practices for cyber exposure management into daily operations, you can minimize risk before attackers can take advantage of vulnerabilities.
TakeawaysMaking the shift and practicing exposure management vs vulnerability management reflects a broader evolution in cybersecurity that aims to move from reactive security posture management to proactive risk management.
Leaders are tackling the three key challenges — lack of attack surface visibility, difficulty prioritizing remediation and staying stuck in reactive mode — by embracing exposure management to build a more resilient security posture that aligns with business priorities.
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Despite advancements in API security, access control vulnerabilities, such as broken object-level authentication (BOLA) and broken function-level authentication (BFLA), remain almost impossible to detect. This blog will explore why these vulnerabilities are so difficult to detect, the limitations of current security tools, and the implications for businesses relying on API-driven applications. It will also discuss [...]
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People pick weak passwords or reuse them over devices, tokens are lost, compromised or bypassed, and biometrics can be forced or spoofed.
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Proper secrets management could have prevented or reduced the impact of the Oracle Cloud & Coinbase breaches-- learn what steps you can take.
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Learn what CCPA penalties look like and how your business can avoid costly fines with the right compliance strategy.
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What is HECVAT 4.0? HECVAT 4.0 (Higher Education Community Vendor Assessment Toolkit) is a standardized framework designed to help higher education institutions evaluate the cybersecurity, privacy, and compliance practices of their third-party vendors. This toolkit is particularly relevant to colleges, universities, and other educational institutions that rely on external vendors for various services, especially those […]
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In this episode, host Tom Eston discusses recent privacy changes on eBay related to AI training and the implications for user data. He highlights the hidden opt-out feature for AI data usage and questions the transparency of such policies, especially in regions without strict privacy laws like the United States. The host also explores how […]
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Welcome to this week's edition of our cybersecurity news roundup, bringing you the latest developments and insights from the UK and beyond.
UK Warned of Inadequate Readiness Against State-Backed Cyberattacks
Cybersecurity experts have sounded the alarm over the UK's growing vulnerability to state-sponsored cyber threats. A recent report by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) shows a 16% increase in severe cyber incidents affecting national infrastructure in 2024. A worrying 64% of public sector IT leaders said they are unsure about best practices, with legacy systems worsening the risk. As digital transformation accelerates, public infrastructure like energy and healthcare face increasing exposure to ransomware and espionage.
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The NCSC has published official guidance on migrating to post-quantum cryptography (PQC) to protect against future quantum computing threats. The document urges critical infrastructure operators to begin preparations now, with system discovery and risk assessments expected by 2028. Full migration should be completed by 2035. The roadmap highlights the need for cryptographic agility and risk-based planning in anticipation of quantum threats.
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Following a public consultation, the UK government will publish a revised voluntary code of practice for software vendors later this year. The updated framework will include clearer technical requirements and a new attestation mechanism for vendors to demonstrate compliance. The initiative aims to raise the standard of cybersecurity in commercial software used by UK businesses and public services.
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Google has released an emergency update for Chrome to patch CVE-2025-2783, a high-severity zero-day vulnerability that was being actively exploited in the wild. The flaw allowed attackers to bypass sandbox protections. All users are urged to update their browsers immediately. This marks the second major Chrome zero-day reported in 2025.
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A proposal to ban ransomware payments by UK public sector and critical infrastructure organizations is under review. While the policy aims to discourage threat actors, experts warn that it may increase the pressure on under-prepared organizations and push attacks toward entities with no ability to recover quickly
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Authors/Presenters: David Batz, Josh Corman
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Veriti research recently analyzed stolen data that was published in a telegram group named “Daisy Cloud” (potentially associated with the RedLine Stealer), exposing the inner workings of a cybercrime marketplace. This group offers thousands of stolen credentials in an ongoing basis across a wide range of services, from crypto exchanges to government portals, at disturbingly […]
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“We passed the audit. No idea how, but we passed.” If that sentence sounds familiar – or worse, relatable – it’s time for a serious look in the mirror. Every year, companies across industries breathe a collective sigh of relief when the auditors give the thumbs-up. The SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI DSS – pick […]
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In 2023, a massive data breach at 23andMe shook the foundation of the consumer genomics industry. Fast forward to today, the company has filed for bankruptcy. From Veriti’s perspective, this incident highlights the devastating consequences of failing to secure deeply sensitive personal data, especially when that data reaches beyond individuals and into family legacies. Veriti […]
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Does Non-Human Identities Compliance Come with a Hefty Price Tag? Foremost among these challenges is securing a cloud environment from potential threats. One of the most significant components of this effort is the effective management of Non-Human Identities (NHIs) and their associated secrets. With the financial sector already witnessing the impact of KYC-AML compliance, NHIs […]
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What Are the Essential Considerations for Long-Term Compliance of Non-Human Identities? The importance of Non-Human Identities (NHIs) in cybersecurity cannot be overstated. But how do organizations ensure the long-term compliance of these NHIs? In a nutshell, it requires a conscientious approach that integrates both strategy and technology. The Strategic Importance of NHIs Non-Human Identities are […]
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How is Technology Revolutionizing Non-Human Identities (NHI) Compliance? How can the integration of advanced technology streamline the process of NHI compliance? A robust cybersecurity strategy is indispensable, especially regarding the management of non-human identities (NHIs) and secrets for comprehensive cloud security. The critical importance of NHI and its intricacies lies in its ability to bridge […]
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Author/Presenter: Josh Corman, Aanne Isam
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Overview of Babuk Locker 2.0 Babuk Locker 2.0 is a ransomware strain that employs double extortion, where attackers encrypt victim files and exfiltrate sensitive data for ransom. It targets organizations by exploiting RDP vulnerabilities, unpatched systems, weak credentials, and phishing attacks. MITRE ATT&CK Mapping of Babuk Locker 2.0 & Seceon’s Early Detection & Remediation MITRE
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Palo Alto, Calif., Mar 28, 2025, CyberNewswire — From WannaCry to the MGM Resorts Hack, ransomware remains one of the most damaging cyberthreats to plague enterprises.
Chainalysis estimates that corporations spend nearly $1 billion dollars on ransom each year, but … (more…)
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