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Revolutionizing Vulnerability Management for Embedded Systems
A networking device manufacturer partnered with Lynx to overcome complex security challenges in embedded systems. By integrating Vigiles into their workflows, they reduced false positives, enhanced collaboration, and streamlined their vulnerability management process across 30+ product lines.

Seize the Edge with Lynx
By partnering with Lynx, this networking device manufacturer not only resolved their immediate security challenges but also laid the groundwork for scalable, long-term vulnerability management. Whether securing aerospace systems, IoT devices, or networking hardware, Lynx empowers organizations to stay ahead of threats and deliver mission-critical outcomes with confidence.
Challenge
Managing Security in a Complex Environment
The networking device manufacturer faced mounting challenges in maintaining product security and operational efficiency.
- Pain Points:
- Security teams struggled with an in-house tool that required extensive manual effort and provided limited actionable insights.
- False positives from vulnerability scans wasted valuable time, delaying remediation of critical vulnerabilities.
- Collaboration between development and product security teams was disjointed, hindering the company’s DevSecOps goals.
Solution
The Lynx Solution: Intelligent, Seamless, and Scalable
Lynx introduced Vigiles to transform the manufacturer’s vulnerability management process.
- Automated SBOM Generation: Vigiles integrated seamlessly into their CI/CD pipelines, automatically generating industry-standard SBOMs in SPDX format across 30+ product lines.
- Benefit: Standardized and automated reporting freed up developer resources for innovation and accelerated compliance efforts.
- DevSecOps Integration: Using the Vigiles API toolkit, Lynx integrated vulnerability data into the company’s unified security dashboard, powered by Nucleus Security.
- Jira integration facilitated seamless collaboration between security teams triaging vulnerabilities and developers implementing fixes.
- Benefit: Improved productivity and faster resolution of critical vulnerabilities.
- Intelligent Triaging: Vigiles’ curated CVE database and intelligent filtering drastically reduced false positives.
- Benefit: Security teams could focus on the vulnerabilities that mattered most, improving product security while saving time and resources.
Results
Results That Matter: Measurable and Transformational
The implementation of Vigiles delivered significant results for the manufacturer:
- 95% Reduction in False Positives: Teams spent less time filtering irrelevant vulnerabilities, focusing instead on impactful remediation efforts.
- Seamless Collaboration: Integration with Jira bridged the gap between security and development teams, streamlining workflows and boosting productivity.
- Future-Ready Security: Vigiles established a scalable, efficient process that ensured long-term security for their products, setting a foundation for growth.
- Improved Product Security: Curated CVE data and precise filters enhanced the security posture of 30+ product lines, delivering peace of mind to stakeholders.
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