By Byron V. Akohido
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Adaptiva, the leader in autonomous endpoint management, recently announced the release of OneSite Patch for CrowdStrike. The new solution integrates with CrowdStrike’s Falcon XDR platform to improve the efficiency and speed of patching critical vulnerabilities in enterprise systems.
This provides a smoother path for businesses to remediate vulnerabilities and install updates more efficiently. This problem is exacerbated for large and mid-sized enterprises as their operations become more globally distributed and interconnected at the cloud edge.
The State of Patch Management in the Digital Workplace report highlights the overall lack of meaningful strategic intent in traditional vulnerability management practices, with roughly 79% of respondents saying patch deployments are scheduled on an ad-hoc basis or use a one-size-fits-all approach, for example.
Last Watchdog asked Davinder Singh, Chief Technology Officer at Adaptiva, to take a closer look at the current state of network security. The following exchange has been edited for clarity and length.
LW: What is the core value proposition of partnering with CrowdStrike?
Shin: Its core value is leveraging CrowdStrike’s rich vulnerability data to rapidly and autonomously patch critical vulnerabilities. Adaptiva’s OneSite Patch integration with CrowdStrike Exposure Management enables automated prioritization of patches based on risk, dramatically reducing the time required to address vulnerabilities. This collaboration bridges the gap between security and IT teams, ultimately improving an organization’s cybersecurity posture and compliance.
LW: What are some examples that show the benefits of teaming?
Shin: Critical vulnerabilities can now be automatically patched across Windows and over 1,500 third-party applications as soon as they are available. Leveraging CrowdStrike’s rich vulnerability analysis information, Adaptiva’s OneSite Patch can prioritize patches and schedule deployments to immediately patch critical vulnerabilities. This automated, data-driven approach eliminates delays caused by manual processes and improves collaboration between security and IT teams, ultimately reducing the risk of cyber attacks and improving compliance with security regulations.
LW: Do you have any anecdotes from the field that show companies benefiting from combining CrowdStrike’s rich intelligence with Adaptiva’s streamlined patch management approach?
Shin: One example is a large tire manufacturing company that operates multiple production plants around the world, each with its own production schedule. Patches could only be applied outside of production hours. However, the IT team had no control over the production schedule, and patching actions had to be approved by plant managers.
All stakeholders have complete visibility; security teams can monitor compliance and IT teams can ensure patches are deployed in a timely manner without disrupting production. Combining CrowdStrike threat intelligence with Adaptiva patch management has streamlined the manufacturer’s vulnerability management process, strengthening their overall cybersecurity posture while maintaining production efficiency.
LW: Can you correlate vulnerability management (VM) best practices with the growing threat of GenAI-hardened attacks? How does hardened VM address this emerging risk?
Shin: GenAI can be used by attackers to continuously scan for weaknesses and launch real-time attacks. In this constant threat environment, organizations need to be just as vigilant. Continuously monitoring systems and integrating threat intelligence in real-time can immediately detect anomalies and emerging threats.
Combined with an efficient patch management process, organizations can significantly reduce their time at risk, and considering that roughly 60% of businesses take more than two weeks to begin deploying patches, improving this process is essential to staying ahead of a potential breach.
Automated remediation tools can dramatically reduce the time from detection to mitigation, patching, isolating affected systems, and initiating other defensive measures, all without human intervention.
LW: What does this partnership indicate in terms of emerging security frameworks and platforms?
Shin: Combining Adaptiva’s automated patching capabilities with CrowdStrike’s AI-driven vulnerability data will enable support for a broad range of applications and systems in diverse, complex environments.
Over the next few years, security frameworks and platforms will increasingly rely on automation, AI, and integrated approaches to strengthen protection, streamline operations, and adapt to the evolving threat landscape.
The Adaptiva and CrowdStrike partnership demonstrates that IT and security platforms need to work together seamlessly. Integrating workflows improves efficiency and reduces silos within an organization.
Akohido
Byron V. Akohido is a Pulitzer Prize-winning business journalist dedicated to educating the public on how to make the Internet as private and secure as it should be.
(LW provides consulting services to vendors we cover).
July 1, 2024 | Uncategorized
