Why your vulnerability dashboard is lying to you (and how to fix it)
The article discusses the challenges of accurately tracking vulnerabilities across different security tools. It highlights the asset identity problem, where discrepancies in identifiers lead to misleading vulnerability dashboards. The author proposes a layered matching approach to improve asset correlation and reduce confusion in vulnerability reporting.
- ▪Many security teams face the asset identity problem, which causes discrepancies in vulnerability reporting.
- ▪Standard methods for asset identification, such as using hostnames or IP addresses, often fall short due to inconsistencies.
- ▪A layered matching approach that combines multiple identifiers with confidence scoring can significantly improve asset correlation.
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| Canonical URL | https://dev.to/apurv_tyagi_5e3b073593430/why-your-vulnerability-dashboard-is-lying-to-you-and-how-to-fix-it-ja7 |
| Publication time | Sat, 23 May 2026 04:30:20 +0000 |
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try { if(localStorage) { let currentUser = localStorage.getItem('current_user'); if (currentUser) { currentUser = JSON.parse(currentUser); if (currentUser.id === 2188556) { document.getElementById('article-show-container').classList.add('current-user-is-article-author'); } } } } catch (e) { console.error(e); } Apurv Tyagi Posted on May 23 Why your vulnerability dashboard is lying to you (and how to fix it) #security #devsecops #aws #python You open your vulnerability dashboard on a Monday morning and see 47 critical CVEs across 12 assets. By Thursday, your team has patched 11 of the 12 assets. But the dashboard still shows 40 criticals. What happened? The assets were patched.
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