RAPID7 has the same 24 hours in a day ; we want to help you focus on what ' s most important ,” states Grangard . Part of Rapid7 ’ s mission , says Sitcawich , is to establish reasonable expectations with its customers amid a highly complex threat landscape : “ It ' s unrealistic to think that you ' re going to be able to fix every vulnerability as soon as it appears in your environment . You ' re going to have to make tough decisions , but , at the end of the day , a vulnerability management programme is meant to reduce risk , and you ' re not achieving that until you start remediating .” Essentially , customers should define a vision of successful cybersecurity and pursue core goals in attaining it , without being paralysed into inaction by an overwhelming number of possibilities . Developing strong partnerships with key vendors who are able to troubleshoot any problems can support this even further .
While Rapid7 ’ s products and services are able to secure every layer of an enterprise ’ s digital environment , it is also worth reflecting on root causes of vulnerabilities in the first instance . Neglecting to follow the aforementioned five-point process and other imposed limitations conspire to make addressing security issues more difficult in real-world situations . “ Broken authentication ( when authentication credentials are compromised ) and misconfiguration are two common examples , particularly as companies make the shift to the cloud ,” says Sitcawich . “ SQL injections and cross-site scripting are also frequent ,” adds Grangard . “ These are where attackers will try to gain personal information by injecting code into either the website or the application itself .” There are many circumstances that can precipitate these attacks : a lack of resources and expertise are significant factors , but , once again , nothing is so deleterious as a
“ Not every asset is created equal ; your payroll systems should probably be considered more critical than an individual laptop ”
MEET THE TEAM
VICTORIA SITCAWICH PRODUCT MARKETING MANAGER , RAPID7
BRIA GRANGARD
TITLE : SENIOR PRODUCT MARKETING MANAGER
An award-winning Product Marketer and technology subject matter expert at Rapid7 with experiences in leading GTM strategies , owning and participating in a podcast , and speaking opportunities across Europe , Australia and the U . S .
VICTORIA SITCAWICH
TITLE : PRODUCT MARKETING MANAGER
Product Marketing Manager for Vulnerability Management at Rapid7 , responsible for executing on go-to-market strategy for InsightVM .
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