Category Archives: Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS)

CISA’s Known Vulnerabilities Impact 15M Public Services

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CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog is the authoritative source of information on past or currently exploited vulnerabilities. In a new report, the Rezilion research team analyzed vulnerabilities in the current KEV catalog. The results revealed a whopping 15 million vulnerable instances. And the majority of the occurrences were Microsoft Windows instances. Rezilion notes that […]

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CISA or CVSS: How Today’s Vulnerability Databases Work Together

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In the cybersecurity field, large databases of known threats and vulnerabilities have often been an essential resource. These catalogs show you where to focus your efforts. They’re also a good tool for prioritizing patches to increase security and mitigate the risk of disaster. As a result, these databases need to be reliable and up-to-date and […]

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Vulnerability Management: How a Risk-Based Approach Can Increase Efficiency and Effectiveness

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Security professionals keep busy. Before you can patch a vulnerability, you need to decide how important it is. How does it compare to the other problems that day? Choosing which jobs to do first using vulnerability management tools can be a key element of a smart security strategy. Software vulnerabilities are one of the root […]

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To Rank or Not to Rank Should Never Be a Question

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Scanning is an important part of any vulnerability management program, but it should always be accompanied by vulnerability ranking to ensure teams are patching the most impactful issues first.

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How Do You Measure the Success of Your Patch Management Efforts?

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With the recent shift in attack focus toward operating systems and the increase in publicized breaches and ransomware attacks, patch management is now essential for organizations.

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How to Identify, Prioritize and Remediate Your Biggest Security Vulnerabilities

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By prioritizing security vulnerabilities based on weaponization and asset value, you can address them in manageable workloads and remediate the most critical ones first.

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Why You Need Full Visibility to Manage Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)

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The volume of CVE data is rapidly growing, and security teams need continuous visibility into their assets and associated risks to stay on top of emerging threats.

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