Quarterbacking Vulnerability Remediation
It s time that security got out of the armchair and out on the field.
Traditional vulnerability remediation occurs in silos the security team detects vulnerabilities, prioritizes which ones need to get fixed first, and punts the list over the cubicle wall for the IT operations team to handle.
But that approach is no longer tenable. The rate and pace at which vulnerabilities occur requires the strategic alignment of IT functions across the enterprise. Since the security team owns vulnerability management, it should be accountable for creating and maintaining that alignment. Rather than approaching vulnerability remediation as a game of hot potato, they must play a much longer game and drive the process. Security teams need to assume the role of a quarterback one who s gunning for a touchdown.