Cyber Exposure Management by NopSec

Cyber Exposure Management by NopSec

Introduction
Criminals are becoming more sophisticated and aggressive by the day, and security teams are
increasingly under-resourced, dealing with a barrage of risks and potentially facing unwanted digital
assets exposure. A cyber attack in the U.S. occurs every 39 seconds. The attacker’s focus is
shifting to leveraging vulnerabilities to infiltrate organizations' infrastructure. In IBM’s 2021 X-Force
Threat Intelligence Index, vulnerabilities surpassed phishing as the most common attack vector -
exploiting vulnerabilities (35%), surpassing phishing (31%) for the first time in years. Recent attacks
on the Colonial Pipeline and SolarWinds have placed a greater spotlight on the issue as companies
rapidly brace to protect their digital infrastructure.
Cybersecurity leaders need to adopt a new approach. One that centralizes all risks and provides a
decision framework to illuminate the most significant risks and direct the effort of the team to
address the most critical risks first. The way organizations manage this exposure is already
undergoing a radical and rapid transformation. This paradigm shift is exacerbated by continuously
evolving changes to infrastructure, supporting a remote workforce, budget restructuring, and other
business, compliance, and security drivers. Not to mention a rapidly expanding attack surface that
goes well beyond the scope risk managers are used to managing. Adopting automation and modern
technologies like artificial intelligence and machine learning makes this transition more manageable
than ever before. Knowing the best path forward will aid organizations in managing their risk
exposure to their digital assets.

Investments in cybersecurity are at an all-time high. Although there is a rapid increase of new
entrants into the industry, public and private sectors in the U.S. face a common problem—a chronic
shortage of skilled workers. 360,000+ American jobs remain unfilled, according to a 2020 survey by
a cybersecurity training nonprofit called (ISC)2. Worldwide, the cybersecurity gap remains at 3.1
million. More entry employees are selecting careers in this high-demand industry. In addition, we
are witnessing mass migration of the existing workforce is transitioning from other disciplines to
address this gap. Despite this large influx of labor, the overwhelmingly large gap remains.

Cyber Exposure Management by NopSec