Medium Risk Repositories

Overview

The Repos with Medium Vulnerabilities widget displays the number of repositories within your environment that contain vulnerabilities classified as Medium severity based on Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) analysis. This widget is essential for IT Operations (IT Ops) and Security Operations (Sec Ops) engineers to effectively prioritize and manage medium-severity risks in their software repositories.

Value for IT and Security Engineers

Security Perspective

• Risk Prioritization: Medium-severity vulnerabilities, while not immediately critical, can still pose significant risks if left unaddressed. This widget enables Sec Ops engineers to identify and track these vulnerabilities systematically.

• Proactive Remediation: By focusing on medium-severity issues, teams can prevent these vulnerabilities from escalating into more critical problems, especially in the context of exploit chains.

• Improved Threat Awareness: Highlights repositories that need security attention, ensuring a proactive approach to risk management.

Operational Perspective

• Dependency Management: IT Ops engineers can use this information to identify repositories that might require dependency updates or security patches, ensuring operational integrity.

• Resource Allocation: Helps in planning remediation efforts by quantifying the scope of medium-severity vulnerabilities, allowing teams to allocate resources effectively.

• Compliance Assurance: Demonstrates due diligence in addressing vulnerabilities, which is crucial for meeting industry compliance standards and internal security policies.

Use Case Scenarios

• Vulnerability Management: Track the number of medium-severity vulnerabilities over time to measure the effectiveness of remediation strategies.

• Development Cycle Integration: Share insights with development teams to address medium-severity issues during the build or CI/CD processes, reducing time to remediation.

• Audit Preparation: Provide a clear overview of repositories with medium-severity vulnerabilities for compliance audits or internal security reviews.

This widget empowers teams to strike a balance between addressing immediate threats and maintaining long-term security hygiene, ensuring a secure and efficient software development lifecycle.