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The 10 Most Impactful Types of Vulnerabilities for Enterprises TodayManaging system vulnerabilities is one of the old est - and most frustrating - security challenges that enterprise defenders face. Every software application and hardware device ships with intrinsic flaws - flaws that, if critical enough, attackers can exploit from anywhere in the world. It's crucial that defenders take stock of what areas of the tech stack have the most emerging, and critical, vulnerabilities they must manage. It's not just zero day vulnerabilities. Consider that CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog lists vulnerabilitlies in widely used applications that are "actively exploited," and most of them are flaws that were discovered several years ago and have been fixed. There are also emerging vulnerabilities in 5G networks, cloud infrastructure, Edge applications, and firmwares to consider.
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6/7/2021 | 1:21:54 AM
Number 1 is age discrimination. This is a major issue that has been widely studied. It's real, it exists and it cripples companies who cry about security shortage when they reject older and highly qualified candidates. There are plenty of subject matter experts in this area who can testify to the veracity of what I just said.
Number 2 is the hiring skills of recruiters, H.R. and the hiring managers is at best, (sorry to say) mediocre. To do their job properly, they must spend 10x more time combing through resumes and picking up the phone to make a call than they presently do.
The talent is out there, you just have to invest the time to find it and you must open your mind to older, smart and experienced workers. If you do this, the shortage is greatly diminished.
Blessings,
Harry