Vulnerability Intelligence & Exploit Analysis | Beyond CVSS
Attackers no longer need to hack in, they log in. Stolen credentials, hijacked sessions, helpdesk impersonation, and OAuth abuse are now the dominant initial access patterns across ransomware, SaaS compromise, and nation-state intrusion campaigns. This article breaks down how identity-driven attacks work, why traditional security tooling misses them, and what SOC teams, detection engineers, and security architects need to do about it.
AI-assisted development is accelerating faster than security teams can keep up. The Purple Book Community 2026 survey of 650+ security leaders shows 73% report velocity exceeding review capacity, with 70% identifying AI-generated vulnerabilities in production. This analysis examines the resulting “production gap” and its implications.
MOVEit exploitation exposed a critical failure in vulnerability management: organizations had signals, patches, and intelligence—but failed to prioritize and respond to active exploitation. This OFA breaks down where controls failed and what security teams must change.
CVSS assigns severity scores based on theoretical impact. EPSS estimates the probability that adversaries will exploit a vulnerability in the next 30 days. For security teams managing more than 40,000 published CVEs annually, that distinction is operationally critical: Learn why severity alone no longer provides sufficient prioritisation accuracy.
Security teams patch thousands of vulnerabilities each year, yet breaches consistently originate from a small, predictable subset. This analysis explores why patch programs fail and how exploitation intelligence, EPSS, and exposure-based prioritization must replace legacy approaches.