Security teams have become exceptionally talented at finding vulnerabilities. Now, it’s time to turn our attention to optimizing the process for determining which of those vulnerabilities actually create a path to compromise.
A critical vulnerability may look alarming on a scanner report, but if it sits behind strong segmentation, identity controls, and other defenses that prevent an attacker from reaching anything important, then it doesn’t necessarily need immediate attention.
On the other hand, a medium-severity vulnerability may appear less important, but if it can be used to provide a foothold that can be chained with other weaknesses to reach sensitive data or privileged systems, then fixing that gap becomes a priority.
How Autonomous Penetration Testing Reveals What Attackers Can Actually Exploit
Severity scores tell you what vulnerabilities could mean in isolation. Autonomous penetration testing tells you what an attacker can actually do with the vulnerabilities.
