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Reduce supply chain risk with smarter vulnerability prioritization

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Date Published
Author
Salman Ladha
Word Count
633
Company Posts That Month
26
Language
English
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Summary

Application Security teams are increasingly challenged by the rise in vulnerabilities, with 36,000 CVEs reported this year, marking a 25% increase from the previous year. GitLab addresses this by enhancing its Software Composition Analysis (SCA) solution for GitLab Ultimate customers, incorporating features like Static Reachability Analysis, Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Indicator, and Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS) to prioritize exploitable vulnerabilities. These enhancements, stemming from acquisitions of Oxeye and Rezilion's IP, aim to reduce triage times, accelerate remediation, and improve collaboration within existing developer workflows. SCA plays a critical role in identifying open source component vulnerabilities, highlighted by incidents like SolarWinds and Log4Shell, and is essential for managing software supply chain risks. GitLab's latest SCA improvements are designed to cut through the noise, focus on critical vulnerabilities, and facilitate faster remediation, while future integrations with Rezilion will further enhance these capabilities. Existing GitLab Ultimate customers are encouraged to explore these enhancements through GitLab's documentation, with free trials available for new users.

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