Contextualize Prioritize and ACT ON RISK
Login
Get Access
Demo

blog

Phoenix Security Features – May/June 2023 – Application Security & Vulnerability Management Improvement

May Release

The Cloud Security and AppSec teams at Phoenix Security are pleased to bring you another set of new Phoenix Security Features and improvements for vulnerability management across application and cloud security engines. This release builds on top of previous releases with key additions and progress across multiple areas of the platform.

We are sure that you’ll find these quite interesting!

  • Manage your Vulnerabilities and Assets
    • Vulnerability Filtering and Sorting
    • Location column in Vulnerabilities list
    • Default Configuration for Context Rules
    • Customisation of the number of tickets per backlog
  • Productivity and User Experience
    • Loading indicators and other usability improvements
    • More efficient use of space in Vulns tables
  • Integrations
    • Tenable.io VM integration
    • Unified scanner integrations page
    • Outbound Vulnerability API (preview)

Manage your Vulnerabilities and Assets across application security and cloud security.

Vulnerability Filtering and Sorting

Our users can now leverage the Vulnerabilities page even more. A complete set of filters and sorting options ensures they can select the exact set of vulnerabilities of interest to them. Not only that, but you can even snapshot the “filtering” URL and bookmark it or share it around!

Sortable columns and filters
Vulnerabilities Filters (1)
Vulnerability Filters (2)

Location column in Vulnerabilities list

When working with our Vulnerabilities screen, it might be easy to forget that we look at “findings” rather than vulnerability definitions. In other words, if we have CVE-1234-1234 affecting several “locations” (assets) in our state, we will see one entry for each since we need to address each individually. This can sometimes give the impression that there is duplicity in the platform when in reality, what we see is “detail”.

We have included a Location column in the vulnerabilities list to clarify this screen’s contents and provide additional relevant information. This column displays a recognisable name or ID for the asset or location affected by the vulnerability. And since these names can be quite long and tend to have a common prefix, we are displaying the end of the names – hopefully, this will make them easier to recognise.

Vulnerability location for application security assets

Default Configuration for Context Rules

Phoenix Security’s Context Rules are a powerful way to define which assets are externally accessible. This “locality” has an impact on risk calculation and vulnerability selection.

Since there are some reasonably standard scenarios for infra assets, we have defined a set of default rules based on the type of IP address assigned to the asset: private IPs ranges are considered internal, and the rest are considered external.

These are just defaults, which users can change at any time.

Customisation of the number of tickets per backlog

Phoenix Security always could auto-create issue tickets in external systems configured by our users. We recently introduced a control to determine how many tickets should be auto-created for each external queue or project. Since the number of tickets selected to fix can vary widely depending on the selected risk target, this control offers a safety net for our users.

Now users can define what number of new tickets Phoenix should open on each project at any point in time.

Productivity and User Experience

Loading indicators and other usability improvements

We continuously seek ways to improve our users’ experience on the Phoenix platform. Providing timely feedback when the system is busy fetching or computing is an important part of that, and we are constantly adding UI elements to improve this area.

More efficient use of space in Vulns tables

Further improvements have been made to the Vulnerabilities list page, which now has more visual elements to help users quickly identify the type of vulnerability and scanner for each entry.

Integrations

Tenable.io VM integration and others

Joining our native integration with Nessus servers, we now have a direct API integration with your Tenable.io instance to fetch infrastructure (VM) vulnerabilities. Other integrations were available here. 

It takes two minutes to connect to your instance and fetch vulnerabilities into the Phoenix platform. You can see our guide here: https://kb.phoenix.security/?ht_kb=integration-with-tenable-io-vm

Unified scanner integrations page

Now users can see all their scanner integrations and all those available in a single page. Creating, editing and removing scanner integrations is now easier than ever.

Outbound Vulnerability API (preview)

In tandem with the vulnerability filtering capabilities in the UI, users can now take advantage of our API to fetch the exact subset of vulnerabilities that they need. This functionality is still in review, but don’t hesitate to contact us if you want to take it for a spin.

Get in control of your Application Security posture and Vulnerability management

Get a Demo today
Picture of Alfonso Eusebio

Alfonso Eusebio

Alfonso brings experience running international teams for multi-million dollar, technologically advanced projects for Telefónica, IBM and Vodafone. Alfonso joins with two decades of experience working for tech leaders, including at Dell EMC, Yahoo! and Intershop.
22nd June 2023
Alfonso brings experience running international teams for multi-million dollar, technologically advanced projects for Telefónica, IBM and Vodafone. Alfonso joins with two decades of experience working for tech leaders, including at Dell EMC, Yahoo! and Intershop.

Discuss this blog with our community on Slack

Join our AppSec Phoenix community on Slack to discuss this blog and other news with our professional security team

Join Slack community
Linkedin-in Youtube Facebook-f Twitter Instagram

From our Blog

  • 27th April 2025

ASPM at Two Speeds: Remediation Strategies for Every Security Journey & CVE/NVD Collapse

The journey of securing an organization’s application landscape varies dramatically, depending on where a company stands in its maturity. Early-stage startups with small security teams face challenges not only with vulnerabilities but also with scaling their security processes in line with their growth. On the flip side, established enterprises struggle with managing complex environments, prioritizing remediation, and dealing with vast amounts of vulnerabilities while staying ahead of sophisticated threats. For startups, the focus is clear—establish visibility and ensure core security practices are in place. Application Security Posture Management (ASPM) tools provide a straightforward, automated approach to detecting vulnerabilities and enforcing policies. These solutions help reduce risk quickly without overburdening small security teams. Mature organizations, on the other hand, are tackling a different set of problems. With the sheer number of vulnerabilities and an increasingly complicated threat landscape, enterprises need to fine-tune their approach. The goal shifts toward intelligent remediation, leveraging real-time threat intelligence and advanced risk prioritization. ASPM tools at this stage do more than just detect vulnerabilities—they provide context, enable proactive decision-making, and streamline the entire remediation process. The emergence of AI-assisted code generation has further complicated security in both environments. These tools, while speeding up development, are often responsible for introducing new vulnerabilities into applications at a faster pace than traditional methods. The challenge is clear: AI-generated code can hide flaws that are difficult to catch in the rush of innovation. Both startups and enterprises need to adjust their security posture to account for these new risks. ASPM platforms, like Phoenix Security, provide automated scanning of code before it hits production, ensuring that flaws don’t make it past the first line of defense. Meanwhile, organizations are also grappling with the backlog crisis in the National Vulnerability Database (NVD). A staggering number of CVEs remain unprocessed, leaving many businesses with limited data on which to base their patching decisions. While these delays leave companies vulnerable, Phoenix Security steps in by cross-referencing CVE data with known exploits and live threat intelligence, helping organizations stay ahead despite the lag in official vulnerability reporting. Whether just starting their security program or managing a complex infrastructure, organizations need a toolset that adapts with them. Phoenix Security enables businesses of any size to prioritize vulnerabilities based on actual risk, not just theoretical impact, helping security teams navigate the evolving threat landscape with speed and accuracy.
Francesco Cipollone
NVD, Mitre, Failure
  • 16th April 2025

The CVE & NVD Crisis: A Wake-Up Call for Cybersecurity Industry andApplication Security

The cybersecurity world is reeling as MITRE’s funding for the CVE and NVD systems expires, disrupting the backbone of global vulnerability management. As traditional sources like the National Vulnerability Database collapse under funding cuts and submission backlogs, security teams face delays, incomplete data, and loss of automation in remediation pipelines. This isn’t just a data problem—it’s a structural crisis for application security and vulnerability correlation. In this landscape of uncertainty, Phoenix Security’s ASPM platform steps up with a code-to-cloud correlation engine that doesn’t depend on outdated data workflows. By connecting code-level insights (including tools like Semgrep) to runtime and cloud environments, Phoenix enables faster, context-aware vulnerability remediation—even as NVD and CVE pipelines deteriorate. This article dives into the implications of the CVE shutdown and how Phoenix Security is helping security and development teams transition to a resilient, correlation-first approach to cybersecurity.
Francesco Cipollone
  • 8th April 2025

Announcing Phoenix Threat Centric Approach

Learn how to predict ransomware risks and vulnerability exploitation using a threat-centric approach. Explore data-driven insights, verified exploit trends, and methods for assessing the likelihood of attacks with key references to CISA KEV, EPSS, and Phoenix Security’s 4D Risk Formula.
Francesco Cipollone
  • 8th April 2025

A Threat-Centric Look at Vulnerability Exploitation Likelihood and Ransomware Risk

Remote Code Execution flaws continue to undermine Kubernetes ingress integrity. IngressNightmare (CVE-2025-1097, CVE-2025-1098, CVE-2025-24514, CVE-2025-1974) showcases severe threat vectors in NGINX-based proxies, leading to cluster-wide exposure. ASPM, robust remediation tactics, and strong application security solutions—like Phoenix Security—mitigate these vulnerabilities before ransomware groups exploit them.
Francesco Cipollone
  • 25th March 2025

IS  NGINX IngressNightmare bad? Bad news it is: Critical Remote Code Execution Threats (CVE-2025-1097, CVE-2025-1098, CVE-2025-24514, CVE-2025-1974)

Remote Code Execution flaws continue to undermine Kubernetes ingress integrity. IngressNightmare (CVE-2025-1097, CVE-2025-1098, CVE-2025-24514, CVE-2025-1974) showcases severe threat vectors in NGINX-based proxies, leading to cluster-wide exposure. ASPM, robust remediation tactics, and strong application security solutions—like Phoenix Security—mitigate these vulnerabilities before ransomware groups exploit them.
Francesco Cipollone
WIZ+Google Purchase what's the impact on cloud security
  • 20th March 2025

Google Bought Wiz for $32B. Now What? Why Is It Great for the Security Market?

The recent Google acquisition of Wiz for $32 billion has sent shockwaves through the cybersecurity industry, particularly in the realm of Application Security Posture Management (ASPM). This monumental deal highlights the critical importance of cloud security and the growing demand for robust ASPM solutions. While the acquisition promises potential benefits for Google Cloud users, it also raises concerns about vendor lock-in and the future of cloud-agnostic security. Explore the implications of this acquisition and discover how neutral ASPM solutions like Phoenix Security can bridge the gap in multi-cloud environments, ensuring continuous, collaborative, and comprehensive security from code to cloud.” – Find Assets/Vulns by Scanner – Detailed findings Location information Risk-based Posture Management – Risk and Risk Magnitude for Assets – Filter assets and vulnerabilities by source scanner Integrations – BurpSuite XML Import – Assessment Import API Other Improvements – Improved multi-selection in filters – New CVSS Score column in Vulnerabilities
Alfonso Eusebio
Derek

Derek Fisher

Linkedin

Head of product security at a global fintech

Derek Fisher – Head of product security at a global fintech. Speaker, instructor, and author in application security.

Derek is an award winning author of a children’s book series in cybersecurity as well as the author of “The Application Security Handbook.” He is a university instructor at Temple University where he teaches software development security to undergraduate and graduate students. He is a speaker on topics in the cybersecurity space and has led teams, large and small, at organizations in the healthcare and financial industries. He has built and matured information security teams as well as implemented organizational information security strategies to reduce the organizations risk.

Derek got his start in the hardware engineering space where he learned about designing circuits and building assemblies for commercial and military applications. He later pursued a computer science degree in order to advance a career in software development. This is where Derek was introduced to cybersecurity and soon caught the bug. He found a mentor to help him grow in cybersecurity and then pursued a graduate degree in the subject.

Since then Derek has worked in the product security space as an architect and leader. He has led teams to deliver more secure software in organizations from multiple industries. His focus has been to raise the security awareness of the engineering organization while maintaining a practice of secure code development, delivery, and operations.

In his role, Jeevan handles a range of tasks, from architecting security solutions to collaborating with Engineering Leadership to address security vulnerabilities at scale and embed security into the fabric of the organization.

Jeevan Singh

Jeevan Singh

Linkedin

Founder of Manicode Security

Jeevan Singh is the Director of Security Engineering at Rippling, with a background spanning various Engineering and Security leadership roles over the course of his career. He’s dedicated to the integration of security practices into software development, working to create a security-aware culture within organizations and imparting security best practices to the team.
In his role, Jeevan handles a range of tasks, from architecting security solutions to collaborating with Engineering Leadership to address security vulnerabilities at scale and embed security into the fabric of the organization.

James

James Berthoty

Linkedin

Founder of Latio Tech

James Berthoty has over ten years of experience across product and security domains. He founded Latio Tech to help companies find the right security tools for their needs without vendor bias.

christophe

Christophe Parisel

Linkedin

Senior Cloud Security Architect

Senior Cloud Security Architect

Chris

Chris Romeo

Linkedin

Co-Founder
Security Journey

Chris Romeo is a leading voice and thinker in application security, threat modeling, and security champions and the CEO of Devici and General Partner at Kerr Ventures. Chris hosts the award-winning “Application Security Podcast,” “The Security Table,” and “The Threat Modeling Podcast” and is a highly rated industry speaker and trainer, featured at the RSA Conference, the AppSec Village @ DefCon, OWASP Global AppSec, ISC2 Security Congress, InfoSec World and All Day DevOps. Chris founded Security Journey, a security education company, leading to an exit in 2022. Chris was the Chief Security Advocate at Cisco, spreading security knowledge through education and champion programs. Chris has twenty-six years of security experience, holding positions across the gamut, including application security, security engineering, incident response, and various Executive roles. Chris holds the CISSP and CSSLP certifications.

jim

Jim Manico

Linkedin

Founder of Manicode Security

Jim Manico is the founder of Manicode Security, where he trains software developers on secure coding and security engineering. Jim is also the founder of Brakeman Security, Inc. and an investor/advisor for Signal Sciences. He is the author of Iron-Clad Java: Building Secure Web Applications (McGraw-Hill), a frequent speaker on secure software practices, and a member of the JavaOne Rockstar speaker community. Jim is also a volunteer for and former board member of the OWASP foundation.

Join our Mailing list!

Get all the latest news, exclusive deals, and feature updates.

The IKIGAI concept
x Powerful Protection for WordPress, from Shield Security
This Site Is Protected By
ShieldPRO →