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The importance of the MITRE-run Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) Program shouldn’t be understated. For 25 years, it has acted as the point of reference for cybersecurity professionals to understand and mitigate security flaws. By providing a standardized method for naming and cataloguing known vulnerabilities, it offers defenders a shared language for understanding, prioritizing, and responding to real-world threats. The program has traditionally relied on US government funding to sustain operations and, unfortunately, and equivalent … More → The post What a future without CVEs means for cyber defense appeared first on Help Net Security.

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