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Deep dives, expert analysis, and practical guidance on exposure management, adversarial validation, and the future of AI-driven exposure management.

Vulnerability Management

CVSS Score: A Comprehensive Guide to Vulnerability Scoring

What is a CVSS score? Understanding the Why: The Need for CVSS 4 CVSS Metrics CVSS Base Metrics CVSS Temporal Metrics CVSS Environmental Metrics Is the CVSS score enough for vulnerability management? What to Use Alongside CVSS Scores? Take your Vulnerability Management to the Next Level What is a CV

Jul 4, 202413 min

Compliance

PCI DSS v4.0 Changes: Pen Testing & Vulnerability Management Explained

The PCI DSS v4.0 Changes usher in a new era of proactive payment security under the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) v4.0. While PCI DSS v3.2.1 is retired on March 31, 2024, specific v4.0 requirements are enacted after a one-year grace period. This article delves into the criti

Jun 26, 20245 min

Vulnerability Management

Top 15 Vulnerability Management Tools for Businesses in 2025 (Reviewed & Ranked)

You searched for vulnerability management tools but got vulnerability scanners instead, thinking they were the same. While procurement or finance teams might mistakenly equate the two, they serve different functions and offer different levels of security assurance. As cyber threats become more sophi

Jun 20, 202418 min

Vulnerability Management

Customized Vulnerability Management Dashboard for CISOs

CISOs need a central hub to visualize critical security data. Strobes vulnerability management dashboard helps create impactful VM CISO dashboards, turning complex data into actionable insights. This guide shows you how to leverage Strobes RBVM’s features to build dashboards that exceed industry sta

May 24, 20246 min

Compliance

Adaptive Service Level Agreements (SLA) for Vulnerability Management- A strobes Guide

Traditionally, organizations have often relied on a standardized SLA for vulnerability management, imposing identical remediation timelines across all teams and vulnerabilities. This approach suffers from several shortcomings: Overwhelm and Discouragement: Teams with limited resources struggle to me

May 13, 20247 min

CTEM

The Evolving Landscape of Security: From Vulnerability Management to CTEM

Cyberattacks are growing more sophisticated by the day, especially with the advent of AI. Hackers are exploiting not just software flaws, but also misconfigurations, human error, and even unguarded cloud assets. Making the shift from Vulnerability Management To CTEM is crucial — traditional vulnerab

Mar 15, 20244 min

Vulnerability Management

RBVM Customized Dashboards: CFO Template

In the high-stakes arena of finance and cybersecurity, clarity is critical. Every data point holds the potential to shape your company's destiny. But raw numbers alone tell only half the story. Introducing Strobes next-generation CFO Dashboards for Risk-Based Vulnerability Management, where data tra

Feb 6, 20243 min

Vulnerability Management

Difference in Traditional Vulnerability Management vs. Risk based Vulnerability Management

The key difference between risk based vulnerability management (RBVM) and traditional vulnerability management lies in prioritization. While both are concerned with identifying and addressing vulnerabilities, they take different approaches to deciding which vulnerabilities to tackle first. Risk Base

Jan 29, 20248 min

RBVM

Strobes Custom Dashboards: Redefining Risk-Based Vulnerability Management

Say goodbye to generic dashboards and hello to customized vulnerability insights! Strobes' new custom vulnerability management dashboard feature injects a potent dose of personalization into your RBVM strategy. Let’s dive into the nitty-gritty of this feature and uncover how it revolutionizes the wa

Jan 2, 20243 min

ASM

Attack Surface Management: What is it? Why do you need it?

Traditional asset inventory and vulnerability management software can’t keep up to date with the growing attack surface and morphing vulnerabilities. Contrary to other cybersecurity software, Attack Surface Management software operates from a hacker’s perspective which brings the SOCs and security t

Dec 13, 202311 min

Vulnerability Management

Vulnerability Management without auto-deduplication is inefficient

One of the significant challenges for organizations is timely remediation of identified vulnerabilities. 60% of breaches today involve vulnerabilities for which a patch exists but is not applied. Out of the approx. 11,000 known and exploitable vulnerabilities, some situations wherein patches are ava

Nov 7, 20235 min

Vulnerability Management

Solving the Biggest Vulnerability Management Challenges with Strobes

With the changing digital landscape and multi-year ongoing transformational initiatives across industries, cyber threats are rising. These threats are a byproduct of continuous changes to the IT ecosystem expanding the attack surface management and amplifying vulnerability management challenges due

Nov 7, 20235 min