Jermaine Blyther: Weaknesses in the vulnerability management field

Jermaine is the director of Threat and Vulnerability Management at OneMain Financial. Jermain is an 11-year US Navy Veteran and a senior cybersecurity manager that has 18 years of extensive experience in cyber threats, attack surface reduction to include vulnerability management, penetration testing, web application scanning, and purple team activities in support of government and military leaders, commercial and private sectors. On the show today, he discusses the current state of vulnerability management and the weaknesses that exist within the field. 

 

Topics discussed:

• Jermaine’s role and responsibilities at OneMain Financial 
• The current state of the vulnerability management field 
• Fundamentals of cyber hygiene for organizations 
• Automation and workflows for vulnerability management 
• What vulnerability management will look like in 5 years
• Practical advice that vulnerability management professionals need to hear