Key Features of Risk Transformation Platforms

Agentic AI is completely changing the risk workflow. Here are my recommendations for setting your team up for success: Risk management is undergoing a fundamental transformation. It's the lethal combination of more and more data with fewer and fewer insights. Teams are swamped. They're toggling between systems, manually correlating information, and spending more time gathering data than making decisions 👎 I've spent years watching analysts open multiple tabs, run the same Google searches, and manually piece together risk narratives. The thing is, analysts actually learn some things from this, but it's all stuck in tribal knowledge. They need to get this knowledge into an agent, fast. 🔥 My tips: 1. DATA SYNTHESIS, NOT DATA GATHERING Your risk agents should deliver the "net net" - key findings, risk indicators, and mitigating factors, not raw data dumps requiring manual analysis. 🧠 2. PROACTIVE MONITORING INSTEAD OF REACTIVE ALERTS "Can you research if there are any lawsuits against this merchant?" should be a question your agent has already answered before you ask. ⏱️ 3. CUSTOMIZED RISK NARRATIVES Different businesses have different risk profiles. Towing companies typically have low online ratings - your agent should understand industry-specific context when flagging risk. 🎯 4. GUIDED INVESTIGATION PATHS Junior analysts should have the benefit of embedded expertise: "A senior analyst would check X next because of Y" - turning every team member into a risk expert. 🧭 5. AUTONOMOUS RESEARCH CAPABILITIES "Find all similar merchants in our portfolio with this risk pattern" should be a simple request, not a complex SQL project. 🤖 The most valuable risk teams are shifting from data gathering to strategic decision-making. If you want to put yours on that path, let's chat 👀

Here's what 𝗠𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗸 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 looks like in 2025, based on practitioner interviews, vendor briefings, deep evaluation of emerging as well as established players and countless hours spent in researching. Report link: https://lnkd.in/gUS-z327 Vulnerability management isn’t what it was in the 2000s. The days of telling people to scan their assets for vulnerabilities, counting number of remediated CVEs and relying on CVSS scores are behind us. This report highlights key challenges that practitioners voiced, deep dive into innovative ways vendors are evolving under risk and exposure management category, using our DDPER (Deployment, Data Collection, Prioritization, Exposure, Remediation) framework, practical 5 step guide for practitioners and our prediction. 1️⃣ 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗜𝘀 𝗕𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 Modern platforms move beyond traditional configuration reads to define exposure. We see solutions using innovative ways to not just define but validate exposure. Taking approaches such as true network reachability analysis, detection of compensating controls in place, ingesting unstructured data, and even assessing social chatter to define exploitation probability, beyond KEV and EPSS databases. 2️⃣ 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗜𝘀 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 Acronyms like VM, RBVM, ASM, CAASM, ASPM, BAS, CTEM, and CNAPP are no longer independent. The future lies in all of these platforms delivering dynamic scoring and context-driven risk and exposure management. 3️⃣ 𝗔𝗴𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝘃𝘀. 𝗣𝘂𝗿𝗲-𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝘀 We’re seeing two clear market paths emerge: 𝗔𝗴𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝘀: Unify vulnerability data from external scanners into a normalized risk view - ideal for organizations with diverse vulnerability tooling already in place. 𝗣𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗦𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝘀: Conduct continuous native scanning across cloud, infrastructure, identity, and data (such as CNAPP platforms) - ideal for organizations looking for a single solution coverage. 4️⃣ 𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 Leading platforms now bridge security and IT with bi-directional ticketing, in-depth recommendations, SLA tracking, and fix validation turning findings into measurable risk reduction. 5️⃣ 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗿’𝘀 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 Selecting the right platform now requires a structured approach, one that maps business needs, operational maturity, and desired automation outcomes to the right vendor model. This 5 step guide is to provide organizations with a quick way to evaluate how to approach the market. Top Vendors evaluated in-depth: Astelia  Axonius  Cogent Security Orca Security Seemplicity Tonic Security XM Cyber Nagomi Security Zafran Security