Low Vulnerability Results

Overview

The Low Vulnerability Results widget provides a count of all low-severity security vulnerabilities identified by SAST scanning within your codebase. This widget serves as a foundational resource for IT Operations (IT Ops) and Security Operations (Sec Ops) engineers to maintain visibility and control over low-priority security issues that may accumulate technical debt.

Value for IT and Security Engineers

Security Perspective

• Technical Debt Management: Helps Sec Ops engineers track and manage low-severity vulnerabilities that, while not immediately critical, can accumulate over time and create larger security issues.

• Baseline Security Monitoring: Provides visibility into the overall security posture by tracking lower-priority findings that may indicate broader code quality issues.

• Vulnerability Trend Analysis: Enables teams to monitor trends in low-severity vulnerabilities to identify potential patterns or recurring issues in development practices.

Operational Perspective

• Code Quality Oversight: IT Ops engineers can use this data to assess overall code quality and ensure that even minor security issues are being addressed systematically.

• Development Process Improvement: Facilitates identification of areas where secure coding practices can be enhanced to reduce the introduction of low-severity vulnerabilities.

• Resource Planning: Helps prioritize development resources by understanding the volume of low-priority security work that needs to be addressed.

Use Case Scenarios

• Technical Debt Reduction: Use the low vulnerability count as part of regular technical debt assessment and planning cycles.

• Code Quality Metrics: Include low-severity vulnerability trends in code quality dashboards and development team KPIs.

• Security Training Needs: Identify patterns in low-severity vulnerabilities to focus security training efforts on specific vulnerability types or development teams.

• Compliance Preparation: Ensure comprehensive vulnerability management by addressing even low-priority findings as part of compliance preparation.

By providing clear visibility into low-severity security vulnerabilities, the Low Vulnerability Results widget empowers IT Ops and Sec Ops teams to maintain comprehensive security coverage and prevent the accumulation of technical debt that could impact future security posture.