Vulnerability Management
In-depth guides and analysis on vulnerability management from the Safeguard engineering team.
133 articles
How Reachability Cuts Your Vulnerability Backlog 80%
The 80% backlog reduction from reachability isn't marketing. It's a measurable property of how transitive dependency graphs actually expose risk to a specific application.
Reachability Analysis vs. SCA: Which Reduces Your Backlog?
SCA lists every CVE in every dependency. Reachability filters to the ones your code actually invokes. Here is how the two compare on a real backlog.
Cloud Discovery and Exposure Management (CDEM): closing t...
Shadow cloud accounts hide the assets your CSPM never sees. Here's why CDEM closes that gap-and where tools like Prisma Cloud still fall short.
CVSS vs EPSS vs KEV: A 2026 Prioritization Guide
How CVSS, EPSS, and CISA KEV combine into a defensible vulnerability prioritization model for 2026, with concrete thresholds and operational guidance.
Triage Time Economics: Cost Per Finding
Most security teams have no idea what triage actually costs them. Here is how to calculate cost per finding and drive it down with reachability and AI.
Zero-day vulnerabilities: what they are and how to protec...
Zero-days can't be patched before they're exploited. See how Log4Shell, MOVEit, and the XZ backdoor happened, and what real zero-day vulnerability protection requires.
A guide to modern vulnerability scanning
Scanners disagree, CVE volume is exploding, and hardened base images solve only one layer. Here's how modern vulnerability scanning actually works — and where prioritization beats raw CVE counts.
Vulnerability Management SLA Benchmarks 2026
What credible 2026 vulnerability management SLAs look like across severity tiers, internet exposure, and reachability — with data from real programs.
Enterprise Vulnerability Manager Buyer Rubric 2026
A scoring rubric for evaluating enterprise vulnerability management platforms in 2026, with weighted criteria covering ingestion, prioritization, workflow, and TCO.
Streamlining the vulnerability management lifecycle
Most teams find CVEs fast but fix them slowly. Here's why the vulnerability management lifecycle breaks down after scanning — and how to close the gap.
Vulnerability management for the modern engineering team
A vulnerability management program for engineering teams needs more than zero-CVE base images. Here's how Safeguard closes the gaps Chainguard leaves open.
Risk-Based Prioritisation Beyond CVSS
CVSS tells you severity. It does not tell you risk. Here is how reachability, exploitability, and AI context produce a prioritisation model that survives reality.