RSA 2023: addressing cyber risk quantification remains key for security leaders

It’s that time of the year again when security professionals from around the world are descending on RSA in San Francisco, hoping to learn about the latest industry trends and discover solutions to the latest challenges.

Despite more solutions on offer and more being spent on cyber security than ever, it’s ironic that many of the fundamental difficulties organizations face at RSA in 2023 are the same ones they faced in 1991 - the year the conference was founded. Just like back then, today’s security teams struggle to quantify risk, determine threat readiness, and make decisions to best impact overall cyber resilience.

Perhaps the biggest difference between the situation at RSA 2023 and past conferences is that answering fundamental security questions in today’s increasingly complex environments can be much harder. As the rising cost of data breaches shows, the impact of failing to manage risks is also more severe.

More tools are not always the solution

If you’re heading to this year’s RSA to check out the latest innovations, a top priority should be improving your ability to measure risks and demonstrate the effectiveness of investments.

Adding more defensive tools to your security stack is a bad strategy without clearly understanding the assets you need to protect and the effectiveness of existing security measures. 

More security tools do not guarantee better security, add complexity, and increase the pressure to justify the value of your investments.

Leverage automated validation for better decisions

At Picus Security, we’ve long held the belief that automated security validation is a vital pillar of security operations. It is also the key to answering many of the long-standing problems organizations face measuring risk and ROI. Security teams can obtain the insights needed to make better decisions by testing controls and processes consistently and continuously.

An ability to simulate real-world threats is a central component of our Complete Security Validation Platform. We help customers to validate controls and manage attack paths. And now, we are augmenting this capability by providing even greater visibility and context - necessary for broader threat exposure management.

Discover a continuous approach to exposure management

At this year’s RSA, Picus is showcasing the improvements that we’ve made to The Picus Platform. We have expanded our continuous threat exposure management (CTEM) capabilities to enable security teams to not only validate but also discover, prioritize and optimize more effectively.

The new Cyber Asset Attack Surface Management (CAASM) and Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) solutions we announced augment the Security Control Validation, Attack Path Management and SOC optimization capabilities of The Picus Platform, altogether offering a unified approach to cyber risk quantification

Armed with insights from The Picus Platform, security teams can evolve from a traditional security testing program. Instead of performing testing manually, in silos, and focusing on vulnerability management they can evolve their program so it is automated, continuous and provides a holistic view across the growing attack surface.

At a time when security teams’ time and resources are more stretched than ever, the richer insights provided by The Picus Platform can be used to ensure that time, resources and investments are focused in areas that will have the most significant impact.  

By leveraging The Picus Platform, it’s now possible for organizations to aggregate asset data and quantify the risk to hosts, systems and users based on vulnerabilities, attack paths, and security control coverage. Actionable insights help prioritize remediation and mitigation activities and optimize the performance of prevention and detection tools to address gaps.

Focus on lasting problems, rather than creating new ones

RSA 2023 is set to be a fantastic event, showcasing the latest and greatest security technologies. But while you’re at the conference, seek out solutions that can help you to address lasting problems rather than create new ones.

Only by better understanding your organization’s threat exposure and getting the best performance from your existing investments, will you be better placed to determine where improvements are needed.

To learn more about The Picus Platform and a continuous approach to threat exposure management, speak to a member of the Picus Security team at RSA. 

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