Amit Sheps is a product marketing leader focused on making the cyber world safer. He’s spent years working across external and internal attack surface management and helping organizations protect OT, IoT, and cloud environments from real-world threats.
Back to all postsModern security frameworks often fail by surfacing endless vulnerabilities without context. This blog explores how the CTEM framework’s Validation stage provides ‘permission to ignore’ theoretical risks, allowing teams to focus engineering resources exclusively on confirmed, evidence-based, and exploitable threats.
Read more about Permission to Ignore: Leveraging the CTEM Framework to Focus on Real RiskContinuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM) shifts security metrics from measuring activity to prioritizing impact. This refocuses reporting on urgent, validated issues and continuous testing coverage. By tracking remediation hours and material exposure reduction, organizations can effectively manage risk without creating unnecessary noise or alert fatigue.
Read more about From Activity to Impact: How CTEM Refocuses Security KPIsCTEM reframed security around what attackers can actually reach and exploit. But Gartner didn’t provide an execution playbook. This blog breaks down what each stage demands in practice – and the anti-patterns that derail most programs.
Read more about Taking the Guesswork Out of CTEMSolarWinds disclosed multiple critical vulnerabilities in its Web Help Desk platform that may allow unauthenticated attackers to bypass security controls or execute code remotely. Organizations running exposed instances should patch immediately and assess external exposure to reduce risk.
Read more about SolarWinds Web Help Desk Vulnerabilities Update
