Mar 12, 2025

What Does the Skybox Shutdown Mean for Vulnerability Management—And What Comes Next?

by Brinqa Security Team

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The cybersecurity industry was caught off guard last week with the news that Skybox Security shut down. We’ve fielded an influx of calls from enterprises that relied on Skybox for vulnerability and exposure management, all asking the urgent question: What happens now?

The Challenge for Former Skybox Customers

For companies that relied on Skybox, the immediate concern is maintaining continuity. Vulnerability management isn’t an area where security leaders can afford to hit pause—exposures surface daily, and attackers won’t wait while organizations sort out their next steps.

Without a structured transition plan, teams risk losing critical insights into their attack surface, breaking established workflows, and facing delays in remediation efforts.

Some former Skybox users may be weighing short-term fixes, such as manually consolidating data across their security stack or relying on partial solutions from existing tools. But these approaches often introduce new challenges, including increased workload, decreased efficiency, and a lack of the risk-based context necessary to prioritize vulnerabilities effectively.

What Are the Best Skybox Alternatives?

In the wake of Skybox’s closure, many security teams are looking for a better alternative. Instead of just patching a hole left by Skybox, many enterprises are using this moment to shift toward more scalable, risk-driven solutions that go beyond traditional vulnerability management.

At Brinqa, we’ve been advancing the state of exposure management before the term existed. The Brinqa unified exposure management platform has emerged as a natural choice for enterprises looking for a stable, long-term solution.

How to Evaluate Skybox Competitors for Exposure Management

With Skybox’s closure, many security teams are reassessing their needs and looking for a better alternative—one that doesn’t just replace Skybox but advances their approach to vulnerability and exposure management.

Key factors to consider when evaluating Skybox alternatives:

🔹 Comprehensive Security Signal Correlation – Does the solution integrate and correlate data across IT, cloud, and application environments?

🔹 Risk-Based Prioritization – Does it go beyond just identifying vulnerabilities to prioritize real threats based on business impact?

🔹 Automation & Efficiency – Does it reduce manual work and streamline remediation processes with automation?

🔹 Accountability & SLA Tracking – Does it ensure that vulnerabilities are assigned, tracked, and resolved efficiently?

🔹 Stability and Enterprise Track Record – Has it been delivering results for the largest enterprises for years?

Why Brinqa Stands Out as a Skybox Alternative

Brinqa has been at the forefront of exposure management—long before the term became mainstream. Our platform is built for large, complex enterprises, helping security teams cut through the chaos and connect the dots between vulnerabilities, assets, and business impact.

Unlike traditional vulnerability management tools, Brinqa’s threat exposure management platform has been trusted in the largest and most complex enterprise environments for many years to:
✅ Integrate security signals across IT, cloud, and applications
✅ Enrich vulnerability data with business and threat intelligence
✅ Automate risk-based prioritization to ensure critical issues get fixed first
✅ Map vulnerabilities to asset owners to drive accountability

Brinqa has emerged as a natural choice for enterprises looking for a stable, long-term solution to replace Skybox.

Brinqa’s Skybox Transition Program

To help organizations move quickly and minimize disruption, Brinqa is offering a Skybox Transition Program, which includes:
✔ Rapid Proof-of-Concept (POC) – Validate the business case before making a long-term commitment.
✔ Risk-Based Prioritization – Cut through the noise and automate decision-making based on real-world threats.
✔ Built-in Accountability – Track vulnerabilities, owners, SLAs, and resolution progress.
✔ Flexible Pricing & Terms – Make the transition easier and more cost-effective.

What Comes Next?

For organizations impacted by the Skybox shutdown, the most critical step is to act quickly—before gaps in visibility and risk management lead to security lapses.

This is more than just an opportunity to replace a tool. It’s a chance to level up your security operations. Moving toward a comprehensive exposure management strategy, automating key workflows, and aligning remediation with business risk will put your organization in a stronger long-term position.

What’s your take? Ready to see how Brinqa can help you level up exposure management by aligning IT assets and exposures with business priorities? Take a look at Brinqa as a Skybox alternative—and let’s talk about how we can help you navigate this transition. Schedule a demo and learn more about our transition program today.