High Risk Repositories

Overview

The Repos with High Vulnerabilities widget highlights repositories containing software bill of materials (SBOM) with high-severity vulnerabilities. This information is critical for IT Operations (IT Ops) and Security Operations (Sec Ops) engineers tasked with managing software supply chain risks and maintaining secure development practices.

Value for IT and Security Engineers

Security Perspective

• Focused Risk Mitigation: By pinpointing repositories with high-severity vulnerabilities, this widget helps Sec Ops engineers prioritize remediation efforts, ensuring critical issues are addressed before they can be exploited.

• Supply Chain Security: Provides visibility into repositories with vulnerable dependencies or packages, helping to secure the software supply chain and protect against potential attacks targeting open-source components.

• Vulnerability Tracking: Enables continuous monitoring of high-severity vulnerabilities, ensuring that any new or unresolved risks are promptly flagged.

Operational Perspective

• Repository Health Monitoring: IT Ops engineers gain insights into the health of repositories, identifying those requiring immediate updates or dependency changes.

• Impact Assessment: Helps teams evaluate the potential impact of vulnerabilities on deployed applications and services, aiding in risk-based prioritization.

• Improved Collaboration: Facilitates coordination between development, operations, and security teams to resolve vulnerabilities without disrupting workflows.

Use Case Scenarios

• Prioritized Remediation: Use this widget to focus patching efforts on repositories with the most critical vulnerabilities.

• Compliance Assurance: Demonstrates adherence to security policies and standards by actively addressing high-severity vulnerabilities in repositories.

• DevSecOps Enablement: Integrates with CI/CD pipelines to ensure high-risk vulnerabilities are caught and mitigated during development stages.

By offering targeted insights into repositories with high-severity vulnerabilities, this widget helps IT and Security engineers maintain robust security postures while streamlining operations and compliance efforts.