Building a risk-based vulnerability management program that scales

Shankar Somasundaram, CEO at Asimily, outlined a risk-based vulnerability management program in a video for Help Net Security, stating that vulnerabilities are increasing exponentially due to AI-driven attacks. He reported that one customer discovered a thousand vulnerabilities for every one previously known, and argued that patching everything is impractical while CVSS scores are unreliable because two-thirds of published CVEs are marked high risk. Somasundaram advocated for a more targeted approach to prioritize and scale vulnerability management.

In this Help Net Security video, Shankar Somasundaram, CEO at Asimily, explains how to build a risk-based vulnerability program. He notes that vulnerabilities are exploding by an order of magnitude in the age of AI-driven attacks, with one customer finding a thousand vulnerabilities for every one they knew about. Patching everything is not workable, and relying on CVSS scores fails because two-thirds of published CVEs are marked high risk. Shankar walks through a better approach. … More https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/05/29/risk-based-vulnerability-management-video/ The post Building a risk-based vulnerability management program that scales https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/05/29/risk-based-vulnerability-management-video/ appeared first on Help Net Security https://www.helpnetsecurity.com .