Company
Date Published
Author
Krystle Portocarrero, Director, Product Management
Word count
966
Language
English
Hacker News points
None

Summary

A new approach to vulnerability management is being introduced that prioritizes vulnerabilities based on a weighted system considering severity, exploitability, and known ransomware associations. This shift aims to reduce alert fatigue and provide developers with actionable intelligence to focus their efforts on the most critical security issues. By integrating Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS) forecasts, active exploit data, and interactive application security testing (IAST), the system helps teams identify vulnerabilities that pose a tangible risk to their applications. The weighted system provides an objective measure by considering four key elements: CVE severity, EPSS, known ransomware associations, and IAST exploitable vulnerability. This approach enables laser-focused resource allocation, proactive defense, and adaptive security, ultimately empowering organizations to shore up their defenses and shape a more secure future for the digital world.