Validation Turns Security Visibility into Action
Despite pouring resources into security tools for better visibility, many teams still struggle to turn insights into action, leaving them overwhelmed by endless findings with unclear priorities. It's time to bridge the gap between detection and response to truly fortify digital defenses.
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🎯 NOW PUBLISHING: On-Location Coverage from #BlackHatUSA 2025!
We're back in the office and excited to start sharing all the conversations we captured on location in Las Vegas with our amazing sponsors and editorial coverage!
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We're honored to share this eye-opening Brand Story conversation thanks to our friends at runZero 🙏
The Often-Overlooked Truth in #Cybersecurity: Seeing the Unseen in Vulnerability Management
Most successful breaches don't happen because defenders ignored known vulnerabilities. They happen because attackers exploited assets that organizations never knew existed.
HD Moore, founder and CEO of runZero and creator of #Metasploit, reveals the uncomfortable truth: organizations routinely miss half their actual attack surface. Through decades of penetration testing high-security environments, Moore discovered that traditional discovery methods only find properly managed systems while #shadowIT, legacy hardware, and misconfigured devices remain invisible.
Key insights from our conversation:
• When using attacker-grade discovery techniques, asset counts typically DOUBLE what organizations thought they had
• The industry's CVE obsession creates false security while real attacks exploit misconfigurations and zero-days
• Unknown assets—from IoT devices to forgotten servers—bypass even sophisticated security controls
• Traditional agent-based tools can't see what attackers see
#RunZero inverts the traditional model by starting with unauthenticated discovery that mirrors how attackers actually probe networks. This reveals the true attack surface and transforms vulnerability management from reactive patching to strategic risk reduction.
📺 Watch the video: https://youtu.be/hkKJsKUugIU
🎧 Listen to the podcast: https://brand-stories-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/the-often-overlooked-truth-in-cybersecurity-seeing-the-unseen-in-vulnerability-management-a-brand-story-with-hd-moore-founder-and-ceo-of-runzero-a-black-hat-usa-2025-conference-on-location-brand-story-bM0PrkAw 📖 Read the blog: https://www.itspmagazine.com/their-stories/the-often-overlooked-truth-in-cybersecurity-seeing-the-unseen-in-vulnerability-management-a-brand-story-with-hd-moore-founder-and-ceo-of-runzero-a-black-hat-usa-2025-conference-on-location-brand-story
➤ Learn more about RunZero: https://itspm.ag/runzero-5733
✦ Catch more stories from RunZero: https://www.itspmagazine.com/directory/runzero
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