Total Vulnerabilities

Overview

The Total Vulnerabilities widget represents the total number of vulnerabilities detected across all open-source software (OSS) components within your environment. This information is critical for IT Operations (IT Ops) and Security Operations (Sec Ops) engineers to maintain secure and compliant infrastructure.

Value for IT and Security Engineers

Security Perspective

• Comprehensive Risk Assessment: Provides an aggregate count of vulnerabilities in OSS components, offering a high-level view of the organization's exposure to security risks.

• Prioritization of Remediation: Helps security teams identify areas of concern where vulnerabilities are most prevalent, allowing for focused remediation strategies.

• Proactive Defense: Facilitates monitoring of vulnerability trends over time, enabling early detection of risks and timely application of security patches.

Operational Perspective

• Inventory Visibility: Helps IT Ops teams understand the scope and scale of open-source usage within their systems, which is essential for efficient management.

• Impact Analysis: Assists in evaluating how vulnerabilities might affect critical systems or applications, supporting informed decision-making on infrastructure changes.

• Policy Enforcement: Aids in enforcing policies around the use of approved open-source libraries and frameworks by highlighting non-compliant components.

Use Case Scenarios

• Risk Mitigation: Use this metric as a starting point to investigate specific repositories, packages, or containers with high vulnerability counts and implement fixes.

• Compliance Audits: Leverage the total vulnerability count to demonstrate proactive efforts in identifying and addressing OSS-related risks for regulatory or internal compliance requirements.

• Strategic Planning: Monitor trends in OSS vulnerabilities to inform decisions on upgrading, replacing, or retiring certain software components.

By providing a consolidated view of vulnerabilities in open-source software, the Total Vulnerabilities widget empowers engineers to strengthen their organization's security posture and maintain operational excellence.