About The Presenters
Ashwani Paliwal: Founder and CEO, SecOps Solution
Summary
In this webinar, Ashwani delved into the evolving threat landscape and the pressing need for a modern, proactive approach to vulnerability and patch management. Drawing from real-world challenges and recent security incidents, he emphasized how organizations can elevate their security posture by adopting smarter, automated, and compliance-ready strategies.
The session covered critical aspects such as the rapid rise of zero-day exploitation, the complexities of managing thousands of vulnerabilities, and the increasing role of supply chain attacks. Ashwani also explored how regulatory compliance frameworks are shaping vulnerability management practices and why documentation and automation are no longer optional.
A key focus was on prioritization—how risk-based decision-making, rather than CVSS scores alone, can drastically improve outcomes. The webinar also showcased how SecOps Solution’s agentless platform empowers IT and security teams to streamline patch deployment while meeting SLA and audit requirements efficiently.
Key Takeaways
Recent Attack Trends
- Attackers are leveraging zero-days faster than ever, with exploitation scripts surfacing within days of disclosure.
- Ransomware campaigns are now using lateral movement techniques, targeting unpatched internal systems after breaching perimeter defenses.
- Supply chain vulnerabilities are a growing threat vector, often introduced via third-party tools and open-source libraries.
Vulnerability Management Challenges
- Over 40,000 new vulnerabilities were reported in 2024 alone, making prioritization and tracking a serious challenge.
- Organizations struggle with identifying affected assets and ensuring timely remediation at scale.
- Not all vulnerabilities pose the same risk—effective management requires context-aware prioritization.
Compliance and Regulatory Pressure
- Standards like NIST and ISO demand structured vulnerability and patch management programs.
- Auditors require evidence of timely patching and risk mitigation, making documentation essential.
- Automation plays a key role in achieving compliance without burdening teams.
Best Practices and Automation
- Regular automated scans can help stay ahead of critical threats.
- Prioritize patches based on real-world exploitability and business impact rather than generic severity scores.
- Establish a testing workflow for patches to avoid downtime, and maintain full documentation for audit readiness.
- Integrate vulnerability management with incident response to shorten breach response times.
SecOps Solution is an award-winning agent-less Full-stack Vulnerability and Patch Management Platform that helps organizations identify, prioritize and remediate security vulnerabilities and misconfigurations in seconds.
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