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It is not the unknown attack that takes most companies down. It is the known flaw that no one closed in time.
Most successful attacks get in through a vulnerability that was already known, that already had a fix available and stayed open for too long. A vulnerability is a flaw in a program or in the operating system that works as a way in for the attacker. The problem is almost never a brand new movie style hack.
Exploiting a known flaw is now the leading way attacks get in, ahead of stolen passwords for the first time in nearly two decades, according to the Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report.
According to the same report, the average time a company takes to fix a known critical flaw reached about 43 days. The attacker takes days, sometimes hours.
Every computer runs dozens of programs, and each program is a door that can be left open. On its own, no team can keep track of which ones are open right now.
Vulnerability management that sees every flaw in your computers, shows which one will actually be used against you and closes the door in time. Deployed and operated by Zamak Technologies.
Why the known flaw is the biggest risk
The door was open long before the attack
Here is how the known flaw turns into an incident, in practice, in companies that thought they were up to date.
The update that was left for later.
A critical flaw was announced, with the fix already available. The fix went into the queue for the next maintenance weekend. The attacker did not wait for the weekend.
Dozens of programs, dozens of doors.
Each machine runs a browser, a document reader, work tools, each one with its own flaw and its own patching pace. Without a single view, it is impossible to know which doors are open right now.
The device that no one registered.
A device joined the network outside of control: a personal laptop, a camera, an old printer. No one was protecting it, and it became the shortest path into the company.
From the open door to the damage, in days.
As soon as a flaw makes the news, it is turned into a weapon within days. Through the door that stayed open, the attacker walks in, encrypts the files, steals data and jumps from machine to machine, before anyone notices.
The question the insurer asks.
At insurance renewal or during an audit, the question comes up: how do you manage the vulnerabilities in your systems? Without a documented answer, the policy cost rises or the coverage drops.
The point is not whether flaws exist, because they always do. It is which of them are truly at risk and in how many days you close them. That is exactly what vulnerability management does.
What vulnerability management is
It does not wait for the attack. It looks for the open door first.
Vulnerability management is the practice of finding, prioritizing and closing the flaws in your systems before an attacker uses them. Instead of waiting for the attack alarm, it scans everything continuously, separates what is truly dangerous from what is just noise and drives each prioritized flaw to closure. It is the difference between hoping you are up to date and knowing, with proof, that you are.
Sees every flaw
It sees, in real time, the flaws in every application and in the operating system across all computers, without installing anything else: the reading runs on the same agent as your endpoint defense.
Shows which one matters
Not every flaw turns into an attack. The platform cross checks each one against the intelligence of which are actually being exploited out in the world and against the importance of each asset, and orders the queue by real risk.
Closes in time, and confirms
Zamak drives the fix or the mitigation of the prioritized flaw and runs the test again to confirm the door was actually closed. Fixing without confirming does not count.
It covers Windows, macOS and Linux, and it also finds on the network the devices that no one registered, including internet of things (IoT) devices.
What is included
The technology and the team that close the door, together
You get the platform that sees and prioritizes the flaws and the Zamak team that turns the list into closed doors. You focus on your business.
The technology that sees and prioritizes
The platform that watches the flaws, with no new weight on the machines.
- Continuous visibility into application and operating system flaws
- No extra agent: it runs on the same agent as the endpoint defense
- Prioritization by the flaw that is actually being exploited and by the asset criticality
- Discovery of devices on the network, including the ones no one registered
- Up to date flaw intelligence drawn from recognized public databases
Management by Zamak
The team that turns what was found into closed doors.
- Activation and tuning of vulnerability management to your environment
- Driving the fix or the mitigation of the priority flaws
- A verification retest after the fix, to confirm the flaw was closed
- A report of what was open and what was closed, in business language
- Recurring follow-up, alongside your IT team when there is one
Inside the technology
The engineering behind vulnerability management
For those who want the technical detail: this is how vulnerability management works under the hood.
No extra agent
Vulnerability management is switched on with a toggle over the same agent that already runs the endpoint defense. No dedicated appliance, no separate network scanner, no new weight on the machines.
Up to date flaw intelligence
Each flaw is cross checked against the national vulnerability database, against the public catalog of flaws already being exploited and against the exploitation forecast, to know which one really matters.
Continuous visibility on three systems
Continuous scanning of application and operating system flaws on Windows, macOS and Linux, and not an isolated snapshot once a quarter.
Network discovery
It finds the managed devices, the unmanaged ones and the internet of things devices connected to the network, closing the blind spots no one was protecting.
Prioritization by real risk
It orders by how likely the flaw is to be exploited and by the asset criticality, and not by the raw severity score. That way, the queue of what truly matters stays short and clear.
From discovery to closure
Isolation of the device at risk, driving of the fix and a verification retest to confirm the gap was closed. The cycle only ends when the door is actually shut.
The platform runs on infrastructure certified to SOC 2 and ISO 27001, compliant with HIPAA and PCI-DSS, and the telemetry data travels encrypted in transit and at rest.
Intelligence sources: the national vulnerability database and the public catalog of actively exploited flaws.
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The comparison
Standalone scanning, calendar based patching and integrated vulnerability management
The industry recognizes three ways of dealing with flaws: standalone scanning (a separate scanner that takes a snapshot now and then), calendar based patching (applying updates on fixed dates, without looking at risk) and vulnerability management integrated into the agent that already protects the computers, which sees, prioritizes and closes continuously. This last one, integrated into the endpoint agent, is the approach published by N-able and SentinelOne, makers of the platform Zamak operates.
How it sees the flaw
The Zamak choice
Endpoint integrated management
In real time, on the agent itself, with nothing else to install
Periodic standalone scanning
A snapshot now and then, with its own agent or appliance
Calendar based patching
It does not look for the flaw: it applies what is on the update calendar
What it prioritizes
The Zamak choice
Endpoint integrated management
The flaw that is actually being exploited and the most critical asset
Periodic standalone scanning
By the raw severity score: a huge list to triage
Calendar based patching
By the calendar date, not by the risk of each flaw
Coverage
The Zamak choice
Endpoint integrated management
Applications and system, and it discovers what was not registered
Periodic standalone scanning
Depends on how far the scanner reaches on the network
Calendar based patching
Only what is in the update catalog
From discovery to fix
The Zamak choice
Endpoint integrated management
One flow: the team acts and confirms with a retest
Periodic standalone scanning
It hands over the list; fixing is left to another tool
Calendar based patching
It applies the update, but does not confirm the flaw was closed
Effort on your team
The Zamak choice
Endpoint integrated management
A short queue of what matters, driven by Zamak
Periodic standalone scanning
A flood of findings to triage by hand
Calendar based patching
A backlog of updates with no risk lens
Proof for audit and insurance
The Zamak choice
Endpoint integrated management
A documented program, with evidence that the flaw was closed
Periodic standalone scanning
A static report from the day of the scan
Calendar based patching
Update logs, without the risk context
The categories of standalone scanning, calendar based patching and endpoint integrated vulnerability management follow the taxonomy recognized by the industry. The endpoint agent integrated approach is the one published by N-able and SentinelOne, makers of the platform operated by Zamak. The highlighted column lists only what Zamak delivers to the client.
Risk, impact and response
For every real risk, a concrete response
Known flaw left unpatched for weeks
It becomes the most common way in for the attack
How vulnerability management responds
Sees the flaw continuously, prioritizes by risk and Zamak drives the closure, shortening the window in which the attack happens
A connected device that no one registered
A blind spot that no one was protecting
How vulnerability management responds
Network discovery finds what was off the radar, from the server to the internet of things
Hundreds of fixes pending and little time
Paralysis, or effort spent on the wrong flaw
How vulnerability management responds
Prioritizes by real exploitation and asset criticality, so the queue of what matters stays short
An audit or insurer requires vulnerability management
Failing the requirement, losing coverage or paying more
How vulnerability management responds
A managed and documented program, with the evidence that each flaw was closed
The operation and the monitoring are handled by Zamak.
For every decision maker
What this means for whoever decides
Vulnerability management solves a different pain for each role in the company.
Owner and founder
The door that becomes a headline stays shut
Today, the most common path for an attack is a known flaw that stayed open. Zamak finds and closes that door before it becomes the crisis that stains the reputation you took years to build.
Executives and management
The insurance and audit requirement, with predictable cost
Cyber insurers and audits increasingly ask for a vulnerability management program. Here you get that as a predictable monthly cost, with the documented evidence they ask of you.
Internal IT leader
You know which of the hundreds to fix first
Instead of an endless list of pending items, you get the queue ordered by the flaw that is actually being exploited. Zamak is the backup alongside your team, never in its place, and you decide how much to delegate.
IT partner
Enterprise grade vulnerability management to resell
Offer a continuous vulnerability management program without building your own scanning team. Zamak operates behind the scenes; the relationship with the client stays yours.
Why Zamak
Leading technology, driven by people who understand your risk
Zamak Technologies does not just hand over a list of flaws. It selects the most recognized endpoint integrated vulnerability management platform on the market, switches it on in your environment, prioritizes what actually puts you at risk and drives each fix with you to closure.
It is fifteen years caring for the IT of companies, with specialists who serve in Portuguese, English and Spanish. Zamak is your security backup, alongside your team, never in its place.
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