Security News > 2022 > November > SSVC: Prioritization of vulnerability remediation according to CISA

Given that 2021 was a record year for new vulnerabilities published and threat actors became better at weaponizing vulnerabilities, timely and well-judged vulnerability prioritization and remediation are a goal all organizations should aspire to achieve.

Using automation - and the Common Security Advisory Framework, which "Provides a standardized format for ingesting vulnerability advisory information and simplify triage and remediation processes for asset owners." Clarifying the impact of vulnerabilities.

Prioritizing vulnerabilities based on specific attributes with the help of the SSVC Calculator and the aforementioned SSVC system/guide.

CISA's decision tree for vulnerability prioritization.

"The CISA SSVC Calculator allows users to input decision values and navigate through the CISA SSVC tree model to the final overall decision for a vulnerability affecting their organization," the agency explained.

"Context matters, and SSVC has done incredible work enumerating all the factors that should be involved in determining how to deal with vulnerabilities in any given setting. CISA's work in extending that should prove to be valuable in boiling up some of the more pertinent details to allow organizations to more easily digest and implement vulnerability management policies and procedures that reflect the goals of the SSVC framework."

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