The cybersecurity playbook is changing. Legacy vulnerability management tools focus on visibility and prioritization, but that’s not enough. Threats move faster than ever, and patch delays open the door to compromise.
Gartner’s 2025 report, Emerging Tech: The Future of Exposure Management is Preemptive, makes that clear. And it recognizes Vicarius as one of the few vendors truly leading this shift by delivering automated remediation, preemptive exposure reduction, and real-world protection across operating systems and third-party applications.
From Alerting to Action: The Vicarius Approach
Vicarius is purpose-built to turn exposure insights into results. Our vRx platform enables teams to take fast, automated action on vulnerabilities through five key capabilities:
Cross-Platform Patching - Vicarius supports patching across Windows, Linux, and macOS, covering both operating system updates and third-party applications. Security teams can deploy patches to over 10,000 applications with a single platform reducing the need for manual work and fragmented tools.
Policy-Based Automation - Users can create remediation rules based on risk severity, asset type, compliance requirements, or operational windows. This allows patching and mitigation to run automatically within approved guardrails, without waiting for manual intervention.
Patchless Protection (Virtual Patching) - When a patch doesn’t exist or can’t be applied, Vicarius applies real-time memory-level protections that block known exploit behaviors. This reduces the risk window without changing system files or requiring restarts.
Script-Based Remediation - Custom scripts can be deployed to fix misconfigurations, remove vulnerable components, or harden systems when patches aren’t available. Scripts run automatically or on approval, allowing remediation for non-patchable vulnerabilities.
Remediation at Scale with Evidence - All actions are logged and tracked, with real-time dashboards that show which vulnerabilities were fixed, how, and when. This enables full auditability and proof of compliance without adding operational overhead.
Validation: Vicarius Delivering on Gartner’s Vision, Today
In its June 2025 report, Gartner states:
“Vendors such as Vicarius, are innovating to support more automation in the actual remediation of vulnerabilities.”
This isn’t about managing tickets; it's about managing risk. Vicarius is one of the few vendors enabling full-cycle remediation, from discovery to fix, without requiring handoffs between tools or teams.
Why It Matters
Security leaders today need to reduce exposure, not just track it. With Vicarius, teams can:
- Patch thousands of applications across all environments
- Automatically enforce remediation rules that reflect real business priorities
- Deploy safe mitigations when patches aren’t available
- Remediate misconfigurations and edge cases with scripted actions
- See and prove everything through unified, real-time dashboards
No more alert fatigue. No more handoffs. Just faster, smarter risk reduction.
The future of exposure management is automated, continuous, and preemptive. Vicarius is proud to be recognized by Gartner for delivering exactly that and for helping teams take real action against real vulnerabilities.
If you’re ready to shift from detection to resolution, we’re ready to help.
