What is Vulnerability Management, and how does it relate to Vulnerability Remediation?
Vulnerability Management is the process of detecting and assessing vulnerabilities (CVEs) on devices. The vulnerability management process is an ongoing, structured approach that includes stages such as assessment, screening, prioritization, and remediation to reduce security risks. Assessment is a key step in evaluating vulnerabilities, helping organizations understand the severity and impact of each issue. Identifying vulnerabilities is a continuous activity, as modern solutions monitor systems in real time to detect weaknesses and flaws that could be exploited by attackers.
Vulnerability Remediation is the step where those vulnerabilities are fixed—through patches or security configurations—reducing cyber risk and preventing malware, ransomware, and other attacks. As part of the Vulnerability Management lifecycle (identify, prioritize, remediate, verify), remediation is most effective when guided by threat context, enabling teams to focus on the highest-risk exposures while maintaining business continuity.
How does risk-based vulnerability management improve security outcomes?
Risk-based vulnerability management (RBVM) improves security outcomes by prioritizing vulnerabilities based on real-world risk—such as exploitability, asset importance, and threat intelligence. While aligning remediation efforts with the organization's specific risk profile and operational priorities. Understanding and prioritizing assets is crucial, as it ensures that the most critical components of the organization receive attention first. Establishing a formal management program for vulnerability and risk management helps systematically identify, assess, and remediate vulnerabilities, ensuring a comprehensive and ongoing approach. Unlike traditional methods, which often overwhelm teams with unprioritized data, RBVM enables faster, more targeted remediation. With HCL BigFix SaaS Remediate, organizations can automate fixes for the most critical threats first: those that attackers are leveraging to exploit systems.
How does HCL BigFix SaaS Remediate reduce cyber risk proactively?
HCL BigFix SaaS Remediate helps organizations reduce cyber risk through automated vulnerability remediation. We can help you prioritize and remediate known threats, deliver prescriptive fixes, and measure outcomes with Protection Level Agreements (PLAs). It minimizes your attack surfaces and accelerates threat response, making vulnerability remediation efficient, proactive, and measurable.
What sets HCL BigFix SaaS Remediate apart from other vulnerability remediation tools?
HCL BigFix SaaS Remediate stands out by combining speed, scale, and security outcomes in one cloud-native platform built for automated vulnerability remediation. Unlike traditional tools that stop at detection, HCL BigFix enables organizations to act—quickly and intelligently.
Here’s what sets us apart:
- SaaS Simplicity: Get up and running in minutes, without infrastructure or deployment delays.
- Extensive Remediation Content: Access the broadest library of 500,000+ pre-built fixes for 100+ OS versions and 400+ apps.
- Integrated Vulnerability Remediation: Works with existing tools like Tenable —no vendor lock-in.
- CyberFOCUS™ Intelligence: Prioritizes what to fix first using MITRE APT and CISA KEV risk alignment.
- Prescriptive Guidance: Recommends the best remediation path based on threat context and asset exposure.
- Protection Level Agreements (PLAs): Prove your impact with metrics like MTTR, coverage, and SLA adherence.
Together, these capabilities make HCL BigFix SaaS Remediate a comprehensive remediation solution, enabling IT and security teams to reduce risk rather than just report on it.
How does HCL BigFix SaaS Remediate bridge the gap between Security and IT Ops?
HCL BigFix enables collaboration between security and IT teams through shared dashboards, automated workflows, and prescriptive remediation. It aligns both teams on prioritizing and fixing high-risk vulnerabilities quickly—reducing risk while ensuring uptime. This unified approach enables effective vulnerability and risk management, eliminating tool sprawl and silos.
Can HCL BigFix SaaS Remediate scale across hybrid and complex environments?
Yes. HCL BigFix SaaS Remediate scales easily from hundreds to tens of thousands of endpoints. We support hybrid environments—including air-gapped and remote endpoints—across major operating systems. Our scalable vulnerability remediation tools and automated patch management capabilities adapt to your environment without compromising performance or coverage.
How quickly can organizations onboard and realize value with HCL BigFix SaaS Remediate?
HCL BigFix SaaS Remediate delivers rapid onboarding—no infrastructure required. A trial instance is auto-provisioned, and endpoints connect in under 10 minutes. With industry’s largest library of 500K+ ready-to-deploy remediations across 100+ OS versions and hundreds of apps, organizations often remediate vulnerabilities the same day—realizing immediate value in vulnerability management and operational readiness.
