Posts tagged Vulnerability Management

1 min InsightVM

Fewer False Alarms, Faster Reporting: InsightVM Introduces New One-Click Fix For False Positives

Let’s talk false positives. They’re frustrating and faulty to anyone in security. The good news? We’ve added even more ways to reduce the noise they cause.
3 min Vulnerability Management

There Goes The Neighborhood: Dealing With CVE-2020-16898 (and CVE-2020-1656) (aka"Bad Neighbor")

Microsoft released a patch for BSoD + RCE CVE-2020-16898 ("Bad Neighbor") in the October 2020 Patch Tuesday vulnerability disclosures along with Juniper releasing CVE-2020-1656 the same week.
4 min Vulnerability Management

Patch Tuesday - October 2020

Microsoft brings us an October's Update Tuesday with 87 vulnerabilities, a sub-100 number we haven't experienced in quite some time. To further add to this oddity, there are no Browser-based vulnerabilities to mention and the arrival of a new Adobe Flash vulnerability CVE-2020-9746 [https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/ADV200012]. Despite this month's lower numbers, there are some precautions we should all take to remediate our environments quickly and effectively.

4 min InsightVM

How InsightVM Helps You Save Time and Prove Value

In this post, we’ll cover how InsightVM helps teams tackle operational challenges, maximize resources, and prove the value and ROI of their efforts.
3 min Vulnerability Management

Why Every Organization Needs a Vulnerability Management Policy

In this blog post, we will discuss why vulnerability management is critical for any organization looking to reduce risk.
2 min News

HP Device Manager Cavalcade of Critical CVEs (CVE-2020-6925:6927): What You Need to Know

HP released a security bulletin on Sept. 25, 2020, disclosing a set of vulnerabilities in HP Device Manager.

5 min Research

Microsoft Exchange 2010 End of Support and Overall Patching Study

Today's topic is Exchange 2010, which reaches end of support (EoS) on Oct. 13, 2020, as well as a survey of other versions of Exchange and how well they are being kept up-to-date.

3 min InsightVM

Decentralize Remediation Efforts to Gain More Efficiency with InsightVM

We’re excited to introduce you to two new InsightVM product updates to help you further reduce friction, save time, and gain greater efficiency.

2 min Vulnerability Management

CVE-2020-1472 "Zerologon" Critical Privilege Escalation: What You Need To Know

CVE-2020-1472 is a critical privilege escalation vulnerability that can yield an attacker full takeover of an affected network. Here's what you need to know.
3 min Vulnerability Management

Vulnerability Remediation vs. Mitigation: What’s the Difference?

In this blog, we dive into better understanding the difference between vulnerability mitigation vs. remediation.
4 min InsightVM

How to Track and Remediate Default Account Vulnerabilities in InsightVM

In this blog post, we discuss older, lesser-known features that can still provide amazing value in your vulnerability management program using InsightVM.
3 min Vulnerability Management

Patch Tuesday - September 2020

129 Vulnerabilities Patched in Microsoft's September 2020 Update Tuesday (2020-Sep Patch Tuesday) Despite maintaining the continued high volume of vulnerabilities disclosed and patched this month, Microsoft's 129-Vulnerability September 2020 Update Tuesday is seemingly calm from an operations perspective -- at first glance. While following standard procedures of scheduling the patching for Windows OSes up front immediately closes the door against 60%+ of the vulnerabilities being disclosed this
3 min InsightVM

How Three InsightVM Customers Scaled Their Vulnerability Management Programs with Rapid7

To run a VM program as a well-oiled machine, you need all the pieces in place, from visibility of all of your assets to effective reporting mechanisms.
5 min InsightVM

Automated External Sonar Scanning Workflow with InsightVM

In this blog post, we discuss an external scanning strategy that you will want to implement with your InsightVM deployment.
4 min Vulnerability Management

Patch Tuesday - August 2020

120 Vulnerabilities Patched in Microsoft's August 2020 Update Tuesday (2020-Aug Patch Tuesday) August 2020 brings along patches for 120 vulnerabilities within the standard set of Microsoft products (Windows, Office, Browsers, and Developer Tools such as .NET Framework, ASP.NET, and Visual Studio).  Among the crowd are two vulnerabilities: CVE-2020-1464 [https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1464] , and CVE-2020-1380 [https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/s

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