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Vicarius VRX:A CTER Solution That Mitigates Vulnerabilities Even Without Vendor Patches
- Minimizing Security Risks Through a Three-Phase Remediation Approach -

April 22, 2025
Asgent, Inc.
(TSE Standard Code No.4288)

  Asgent,Inc.,(Tokyo, Japan / President: Takahiro Sugimoto / TSE Standard: 4288 / hereinafter "Asgent") a provider of security solutions, has entered into distribution agreement with Vicarius Ltd. (Headquarters: USA, R&D: Israel), and will begin offering Vicarius´s CTER solution, Vicarius VRX, which directly addressed the root cause of system security issued software vulnerabilities.

Cybersecurity incidents are increasing year by year, driven by external threats (unauthorized access, etc.), internal threats (human error and/or insider abuse, etc.), and environmental factors (natural disasters). Among these, external threats represent the majority of them exploit software vulnerability. Therefore, mitigating vulnerabilities is a critical step in reducing risk. In theory, if all vulnerabilities could be immediately resolved, it would significantly reduce or even eliminate the need for many external threat measures.
However, with more than 100 new vulnerabilities^*2 discovered each day, it is unrealistic to patch them all in a timely manner. This makes vulnerability management - prioritizing risks through contextual correlation analysis and applying patches based on that prioritization - essential. Regrettably, in many cases, patches from software vendors are not made available immediately.

Vicarius VRX is a CTER solution that detects vulnerabilities within systems in near real time. It goes beyond basic CVSS^*3 scores by incorporating contextual correlation analysis using multiple data sources - including actual severity within the specific system environment and threat intelligence such as the Exploit Database. Based on this multifaced analysis, the platform intelligently prioritizes vulnerabilities and initiates appropriate remediation actions. What sets Vicarius VRX apart is its unique approach to vulnerability remediation. While many conventional vulnerability management products rely solely on vendor - issued patches, Vicarius URX performs near real-time detection, conductions in-depth correlation analysis, and focuses on vulnerabilities that pose the highest risk to the system. With user authorization Vicarius VRX automates a three-phase remediation process:
1.Applying available patches
2.Delivering custom remediation scripts, and
3.Deploying virtual patches

This layered approach enables organizations to effectively mitigate threats even when official patches are not yet available. In cases where official patches are not yet available from the software vendor, Vicarius VRX can generate and deliver remediation scripts, which are automatically applied with user authorization. For example, during the CrowdStrike-related incident in July 2024, Vicarius VRX was able to rapidly respond to the vulnerability by providing a tailored remediation script, thereby protecting affected systems before a vendor fix became available.
Furthermore, in environments where immediate patching or script deployment is not feasible - such as mission-critical systems that cannot tolerate downtime - Vicarius VRX applies a temporary countermeasure in the form of virtual patch. The VRX agent, installed on the endpoint, monitors the memory space of designated applications and enforces access controls. This proactive memory-level protection helps defend against threats like memory scraping attacks and significantly reduces the potential impact on the system. Vicarius VRX will be available in Japan starting June 2025.

1.CTER: Continuous Threat Exposure Remediation
2.https://securityvulnerability.io/stats/2024
3.Severely scores based on international vulnerability assessment standard

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