A Their Story conversation with Sean Martin and Marco Ciappelli
Guest: Willy Leichter
Our guest today, Willy Leichter, points out that the National Vulnerability Database has been tracking between 5,000 to 7,000 vulnerabilities every year; a figure that went up to about 20,000 a couple years ago, and where we're now seeing 10,000 to 15,000 per month. Trying to keep up with this trend from a patch management perspective as the sole means to eliminate vulnerabilities and mitigate risk to the business isn't scalable; it isn't feasible.
Still, business marches on—technology marches on—security is always going to have to run fast to keep up. Most organizations accept that. But it can be daunting at times. Have a listen to this chat with Willy to get a different perspective on this problem. With any luck, you'll have a fighting chance to make it through tomorrow, and the next day, and the day after that without a serious problem with your apps.