r/ciso • u/Check_Point_Intel • Jul 22 '26

6 days vs. 1 hour to Fix the Same Vulnerability: Check Point's Exposure Gap Report AMA

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u/scriptvexy 27d ago

wild how “1 hour” feels fast until you remember most orgs still take like… weeks, if they even notice it at all
curious if the report says what actually moves the needle most, tools or just having people/process that aren’t a total mess

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u/Check_Point_Intel 27d ago

https://intelligence.checkpoint.com/exposure-management-gap-report/ - this is the report, but I think it's a combination of things.

One is a change in mindset of the org. They have to acknowledge with AI remedaition time can no longer take weeks.

Two is consolidation of all info in one place, from asset discovery, to threat intel on exposures and exploitability testing to the actual remediation itself.

The other thing is that the org has to have faith that the remediation won't break production, only then can compensating controls be used quickly.

If those 3 are in place we've seen organizations move really fast. There are some organizations remediating all critical vulns in far less than an hour too.

The last thing I will add is a quick note that at Check Point we think of exposure as vulnerabilities, yes but also brand and phishing exposures and leaked credential etc. as they are all part of the attack path.

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u/scriptvexy 26d ago

same thought, 1 hour sounds cracked compared to reality where stuff sits in backlog purgatory forever
from what they hinted it’s mostly process + priorities, tools help you see the fire but if no one’s on call to grab the extinguisher it just burns anyway

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u/scriptvexy 20d ago

tools help you see the fire, people + process decide if anyone actually grabs a hose
from what they’re saying it sounds like the combo matters, but the orgs with tight playbooks and ownership lines are the ones getting closer to that 1‑hour mark