Ivanti , the company whose automation platform discovers, manages, secures and services IT assets from the cloud to the device, has announced the purchase of RiskSense , a pioneer in risk-based vulnerability management and prioritization, in order to lead the new generation in patch management.
This acquisition will enable companies to reduce their attack surface, prioritize vulnerabilities, and limit their exposure to cyber threats and blackmail or hijack attacks, using a proactive, risk-based model for patch management. Ivanti ‘s clients Neurons for Patch Intelligence already have different robust solutions for prioritizing and repairing vulnerabilities based on risk.
“In the last two years, cyber attacks like cyber kidnapping have gone from being a mere nuisance to becoming a serious threat to society,” Srinivas said. Mukkamala , CEO of RiskSense . “Unpatched vulnerabilities remain one of the common points of infiltration in organizational ecosystems. I am committed to the global fight against cyberjacking, and convinced that combining risk-based vulnerability prioritization with patch intelligence automated technology will help reduce business exposure and strengthen its impact in global cyberspace The merger of RiskSense and Ivanti will help businesses become more efficient and defend against the next wave of sophisticated cyber threats, including those based on the blackmail or kidnapping.”
The union of both companies will mean a reduction in the average time to detect, discover, remedy and respond to cyber threats, especially the most critical ones linked to cyber kidnapping. Together, Ivanti and RiskSense will provide IT and security teams with context and adaptive intelligence about how exposed their organization is to various vulnerabilities, including those linked to ransomware, enabling rapid remediation.
Ivanti has already integrated into Ivanti Neurons for Patch Intelligence the RiskSense function vulnerability Intelligence and Vulnerability Risk Rating, which prioritizes and quantifies adversary risk based on factors such as threat intelligence, wild exploit trends, and security analyst validation. This feature is currently available to Ivanti customers Neurons for Patch Intelligence that also have RiskSense licenses .
