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Cybersecurity insights, threat intelligence updates, and vulnerability management best practices from the SYRN team.

Does a Vulnerability With a Name or Logo Deserve More Attention?

·Bastien Cacace

Heartbleed, Log4Shell, Citrix Bleed: we assume a flaw with a name must be worse. But cross-referencing 994 named vulnerabilities against 361,589 CVEs flips that. A name tells you almost nothing about severity. It tells you the flaw will be exploited.

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Parody branded-vulnerability artwork for 'Pizza Thief': a glitched raccoon mascot above a cracked pizza-slice logo, with padlocks and raining binary code.

Don't Take Wednesday Off When You Manage Vulnerabilities

·Bastien Cacace

We analyzed 355,000 CVEs and CISA's entire KEV catalog. Patch Tuesday is a decoy: the real disclosure peak is Wednesday. A (tongue-in-cheek) guide to when not to take time off in vulnerability management.

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Spiral-bound paper planner open to a two-day spread, Wednesday the 8th and Thursday the 9th, filled with handwritten meetings and appointments.

Welcome to the SYRN Blog

·SYRN Team

Introducing the SYRN blog: your source for cybersecurity insights, threat intelligence updates, and vulnerability management best practices.

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