Case Study: Fixing 5 Million Vulnerabilities achieves up to 350,000 monthly remediations and 400% more urgent fixes with SecureWorks

Fixing 5 Million Vulnerabilities - Customer Case Study

Diversified media company, a U.S.-based conglomerate with more than 100,000 employees and roughly 550,000 live hosts across 50+ business units, was overwhelmed by exploding vulnerabilities—about 5 million discovered—without a consolidated vulnerability program. The company engaged SecureWorks for enterprise-wide scanning, testing and remediation, using SecureWorks Advanced Penetration Testing, SecureWorks Managed Policy Compliance and the QualysGuard vulnerability-management platform to gain visibility and prioritization.

SecureWorks consolidated scanning, red‑team testing, vulnerability management and remediation, fielding a dedicated 20-person team plus 24x7 support from its SCOE and integrating QualysGuard data into BI dashboards to drive prioritized fixes. As a result, SecureWorks helped remediate up to 350,000 vulnerabilities in a month, quadrupled (400% improvement) the rate of urgent-vulnerability remediation, and delivered ongoing, prioritized risk views and improved remediation processes.