Beers with Talos Ep. #72: Getting to Patch Day - Understanding Vulnerability Risks and Options
Summary: Beers with Talos episode No. 72, recorded Jan. 31, 2020, covers how to understand the risk a newly released vulnerability poses to the network and what defense options exist before a patch is ready for production. The episode also discusses whether to defend against the vulnerability or go straight for known exploits, what happens if an exploit occurs, Talos's new Threat Assessment Reports based on IR engagement data, and new Snort 2 and Snort3 training and lab videos.
What's compelling: The window between a vulnerability's release and a production-ready patch is where defenders have to decide between mitigating the flaw and preparing for known exploits - and the episode frames that decision as one that has to be made before the patch arrives, not after an exploit occurs.
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