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8 months ago in Risk Management By Virat

What Do Those CVSS Scores Actually Mean for My Team?

 We get hundreds of vulnerability alerts with CVSS scores. Beyond the scary "Critical 9.8" label, how should my security team practically use these scores day-to-day?

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By Hema Answered 1 month ago

Think of CVSS as a standardized severity starter, not the final word. Its main use is prioritization. Your team should patch Critical/High scores first. It also feeds into broader risk calculations and compliance reports. Most scanners and SIEMs use it to flag alerts. But the pro move is to contextualize it: a "High" score on an internet-facing server is an emergency; the same score on an isolated test machine can wait. Always factor in if an exploit is actively being used in the wild.

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