Risk Scoring: Manual vs. Automated

See how relying on questionnaires creates a "Risk Gap," and how automated telemetry provides a source of truth.

The "Questionnaire" Approach

Traditionally, security teams ask developers questions: "Is this app internet-facing?" or "Does it process PII?".

This relies on the developer knowing the answer, understanding the terminology, and being honest.

The Automated Approach

Modern risk scoring ingests data from scanners, CMDBs, and cloud environments. It ignores opinion and looks at configuration.

If a Security Group creates an open path to the internet, the app is External, regardless of what the questionnaire says.

Interactive Simulation

Developer Questionnaire

Subjective

Perceived Risk Score

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Automated Telemetry

Objective

Actual Risk Score

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Run the automated scanners to compare the questionnaire against reality.